Caloplaca holocarpa sensu lato

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    Description

    Thallus greyish to yellow or orange but usually poorly developed or almost absent, often as rather amorphous material just around the apothecia, soredia absent; apothecia dispersed to somewhat crowded, of mixed sizes, orange-yellow to deeper orange, thalline exciple scarcely developed but 'proper' margin relatively thick and conspicuous when young, much less visible as the apothecia mature and become convex.

    Caloplaca is one of a number of similar taxa which show a wide variation in morphology. Usually C. holocarpa has smaller and more orange-red apothecia but given the variation we have included all records of this species as Caloplaca holocarpa sensu lato  (ie "in the broadest sense").
    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    On sandstone and other siliceous rocks, on walls and on concrete.

    When to see it

    All year round.

    UK Status

    Widespread and generally common.

    VC55 Status

    Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • David Nicholls
      Anstey Cemetery
      20 March 2015
    • Craig Mabbett
      Broughton Astley Garden
      28 March 2020
      Sensu Lato

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map