Physconia grisea
Thallus is pale grey or brownish when dry but becomes greener when wet, usually coarsely pruinose. Fan-shaped, overlapping lobes, under surface whitish with pale, simple rhizines (only Physconia species with pale rhizines). Granular soralia may spread to cover the thallus centre. Apothecia are rare.
Found on nutrient-rich and often dusty, rocks, cement and trees.
All year round.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Bagworth
20 March 2023
David Nicholls
Bagworth
20 March 2023
Peter Smith
Thorpe by Water
04 April 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Caliciales
- Family:
- Physciaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 15/03/2014 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 04/04/2024 (Smith, Peter)
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