Verrucaria viridula
Variable. Large perithecia are half to fully immersed in +/- areolate pale brown thallus. Thallus can also be whitish, grey or green-grey, sometimes +/- immersed and appearing as brown flecks on substrate.
Found in man-made and natural habitats on calcareous rocks, limestone, mudstone, mortar and bricks.
All year round.
Widespread and quite frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Sapcote Road
29 June 2020
David Nicholls
Anstey Cemetery
20 March 2015
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Verrucariales
- Family:
- Verrucariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 15/06/2013 (Ivan Pedley)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2021 (Strong, Kate)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, Sapcote Road
29 June 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Sapcote Road
29 June 2020
