Xanthoria ucrainica

Xanthoria ucrainica

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Alternative names
Polycauliona ucrainica
Description

A leafy lichen, with lobes ascending or pendant, overlapping, greenish to bright yellow, lobes tiny but expanded towards the tip, becoming fan-shaped, 0.7 to 1.2 mm in width.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On nutrient enriched bark and also on man-made substrates.

When to see it

All year round

UK Status

Scattered widely throughout Britain, once local it is now becoming common.

VC55 Status

Increasingly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote, All Saints Churchyard
    19 June 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Field Head
    22 October 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Church
    05 February 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Anstey Cemetery
    20 March 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    20 March 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Field Head
    22 October 2020

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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