Lecanora orosthea
Thallus very pale yellowish or yellow-green sometimes almost off white, forming a thin, often extensive, continuous crust bounded by white. Surface becoming cracked
On dry siliceous rocks and walls, often below overhangs.
All year round
Widespread and common in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Peckleton Church
18 November 2023
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
David Nicholls
Ratby Church
05 February 2010
David Nicholls
Ratby Church
05 February 2010
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
David Nicholls
Warren Hills
19 September 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Lecanorales
- Family:
- Lecanoraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 05/02/2010 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 18/11/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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