Rhizocarpon reductum
Description
This lichen forms a pale grey, sometimes brown tinged cracking crust. The apothecia are blackish and have a persisting margin.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
A pioneer species of silica based rocks.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill
16 December 2023
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows
26 February 2012
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park, sliding stones
10 January 2025
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath Woods
20 March 2012
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows
26 February 2012
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Rhizocarpales
- Family:
- Rhizocarpaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 26
- First record:
- 26/02/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 10/01/2025 (Nicholls, David)
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Steve Mathers
Bradgate Park (Newtown Linford to Bradgate House)
06 March 2017
orbicular pattern
David Nicholls
Groby Pool car park
07 February 2023
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
David Nicholls
Groby Lodge Farm
19 March 2020
