Flavoparmelia soredians
Very similar to Flavoparmelia caperata but with somewhat smaller lobes, which are more adpressed to the substrate surface, soralia said not to be so distinctly pustular when young,
Flavoparmelia caperata.
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On trees and rocks.
All year round.
Predominantly southern and coastal, but becoming more common inland in urban areas.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Lecanorales
- Family:
- Parmeliaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 19/02/2011 (Hall, Geoffrey)
- Last record:
- 21/02/2026 (Nicholls, David)
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