Lecanora campestris

Description

Typically in circular colonies, thallus whitish to pale grey, warted and areolate, soralia lacking in this subspecies; apothecia usually abundant, red- to dark brown.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On concrete and calcareous rocks.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Widespread and generally common.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Species group:
Lichens
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Lecanorales
Family:
Lecanoraceae
Records on NatureSpot:
18
First record:
15/06/2013 (Ivan Pedley)
Last record:
17/12/2024 (Graves, Hazel)

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