Taxon
Ramalina fastigiata
Conservation Status
LC (Key)
BLS Number
1235
General Description
A common lichen. The thallus is usually erect and densely tufted, with grey-green lobes up to 5cm long. The lobes are branched, wrinkled, rounded or flattened, with apothecia at their tips which tend to conceal the thallus.
Identification
Chemistry: All reactions negative.
Similar species: None of the other Ramalina species in the UK form bunches of branches with multiple apothecia at the ends.
See also Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland
Habitats
Common on twigs and trunk of trees in well lit places. Rarely on soft, basic rock. Tolerant of air pollution.
Distribution Map
Distribution
Throughout Britain and Ireland.
References
Text by David Brabban