Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa

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    Description

    Thallus dark to blackish brown, shining, older parts becoming clothed with dense, velvety isidia.

    Identification difficulty

    Habitat

    Siliceous rocks.

    When to see it

    All year.

    UK Status

    Widespread and locally common.

    VC55 Status

    Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • David Nicholls
      Bardon Hill
      15 February 2013
    • David Nicholls
      Bradgate Park
      15 September 2018
    • David Nicholls
      Anstey Cemetery
      20 March 2015
    • David Nicholls
      Altar Stones
      29 September 2012
    • David Nicholls
      Bardon Hill
      15 February 2013
    • David Nicholls
      Altar Stones
      28 November 2013
    • Barbara Cooper
      Beacon Hill CP
      01 February 2018

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    UK Map

    • David Nicholls
      Bradgate Park
      15 September 2018
    • David Gould
      Bradgate Park
      10 October 2008
    • David Nicholls
      Charnwood Lodge
      15 February 2014
    • David Nicholls
      Groby Pool
      17 February 2013
    • Steve Mathers
      Bradgate Park (Newtown Linford to Bradgate House)
      06 March 2017
    • David Nicholls
      Altar Stones
      16 February 2017
    • Steve Mathers
      Beacon Hill CP
      22 February 2017
    • David Nicholls
      Altar Stones
      16 February 2017
    • David Nicholls
      Beacon Hill Country Park
      22 February 2017