Arctoparmelia incurva

Description

The thallus is foliose, yellow to yellow-grey, lobes narrow, crowded, radiating, convex in cross section, turned under at the tips, pale brown beneath, inner lobes usually bearing large, globose, white to yellowish soralia.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On hard, exposed, base-poor rocks.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Mainly found in the north and west, and mainly in upland areas.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Species group:
Lichens
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Lecanorales
Family:
Parmeliaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
15/02/2014 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
19/09/2018 (Nicholls, David)

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