Lecanora expallens
Description
Yellow-green crust found on bark and occasionally on dry acid rock. It reacts orange to C (bleach).
Similar Species
May be confused with Pyrrhospora quernea, but this is duller yellow with coarse granules rather than soredia.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Bark or acid rock.
When to see it
All year
UK Status
Common
VC55 Status
Common
David Nicholls
Newtown Linford Churchyard
21 February 2026
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Species profile
- Species group:
- lichen
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Lecanorales
- Family:
- Lecanoraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 15/06/2013 (Ivan Pedley)
- Last record:
- 21/02/2026 (Nicholls, David)
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