Lecidella elaeochroma f soralifera Lecanoraceae
Lecidella elaeochroma f soralifera

Growth type crustose
K+ yellow, C+ orange, KC+ yellow, P- but reactions often faint
Soralia UV+ yellow

Often found with Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma but less frequently recorded. Often occurs near coasts

The sorediate form of Lecidella elaeochroma with bright yellowish-green soralia among the apothecia. Both forms can occur together, as shown in the photograph below


Lecidella elaeochroma f soralifera

Lecidella elaeochroma f soralifera
Lecidella elaeochroma f soralifera
Kimmeridge Bay and Wimborne, Dorset. January 2013, February 2017

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