Xanthoria ucrainica
A leafy lichen, with lobes ascending or pendant, overlapping, greenish to bright yellow, lobes tiny but expanded towards the tip, becoming fan-shaped, 0.7 to 1.2 mm in width.
On nutrient enriched bark and also on man-made substrates.
All year round
Scattered widely throughout Britain, once local it is now becoming common.
Increasingly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, All Saints Churchyard
19 June 2020
David Nicholls
Field Head
22 October 2020
David Nicholls
Ratby Church
05 February 2010
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath Woods
20 March 2012
David Nicholls
Field Head
22 October 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- lichen
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Teloschistales
- Family:
- Teloschistaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 14
- First record:
- 05/02/2010 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 28/04/2023 (Smith, Peter)
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David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge
28 March 2023
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge
28 March 2023
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
David Nicholls
Ratby Church
05 February 2010
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
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