Porpidia soredizodes
Porpidia soredizodes
Description
Grey or creamy-grey patches of thallus surrounded by a black prothallus. Round or irregular soralia with greyish-white or greyish, farinose or granular soredia. Apothecia rare.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Found on siliceous rocks and pebbles, brick walls and gravestones.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford
21 February 2026
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
David Nicholls
New Lount NR
23 September 2018
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