Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma
Description
A yellowy grey or pale grey-green lichen with a cracked crust and studded with black spots.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On smooth barked trees, common on Ash.
When to see it
All year round.
Life History
An early colonist of smooth-barked trees.
UK Status
Widespread and quite common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Very frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Rutland Water
31 December 2011
AJ Cann
Croft Glebe
13 January 2018
On Ash.
Graham Calow
Clump Hill Fields, Broughton Astley
22 March 2015
David Nicholls
Rutland Water
31 December 2011
David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
24 November 2011
Ron.stevens
Frolesworth Road
15 March 2015
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