Lecanora conizaeoides
Crustose lichen
Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Very tolerant of sulphur dioxide, therefore commonly found in industrial areas. Now declining in the countryside and most common on conifer bark. Thin thallus and small pale brown apothecia.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Thallus and apothecia on Larch (Larix) bark. Mill Lane, Redmire. March.
Slide 2: Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Thallus and two apothecia on Larch (Larix) bark. Mill Lane, Redmire. March.
Slide 3: Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Thallus and apothecia on Larch (Larix) bark. Mill Lane, Redmire. March.
Slide 4: Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Thallus covered with the alga Chlorella on Larch (Larix) bark. Mill Lane, Redmire. March.
Slide 5: Lecanora conizaeoides, Crustose lichen. Lichen growing with the alga Chlorella on Larch (Larix) bark. Chlorella mainly on north side. Mill Lane, Redmire. March.