Haematomma ochroleucum
Description
Grey or greeny-grey, powdery, crustose lichen. Typically has a ragged edge to the thallus due to mycelia growing outwards.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Grows on dry surfaces of rocks or dry walls of buildings.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
var. ochroleucum
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
mycelia at thallus edge
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
var. ochroleucum
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