Lepraria membranacea
A leprose lichen
Lepraria membranacea, is a powdery, or leprose, lichen found locally on trees. It has more structure than some other leprose lichens with a definate lobed edge to the thallus.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Lepraria membranacea, on the bark of Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Hargill, Redmire. February.
Slide 2: Lepraria membranacea, on the bark of Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Hargill, Redmire. February.
Slide 3: Lepraria membranacea on Ash Fraxinus excelsior, showing thallus edge. Hargill, Redmire. February.