Parmeliaceae Melanohalea elegantula Growth type foliose Chemical results negative Can be frequent on nutrient-rich horizontal branches and twigs. Often found with Melanohalea laciniatula Adpressed brown or brownish-green thallus with small overlapping lobes, the lower surface pale brown with scattered unbranched, pale rhizines. Isidia are solid, coralloid and often branched. Apothecia rare, with isidiate margins Similar: Melanohalea exasperatula has hollw isidia

Melanohalea elegantula
Kingston Lacy, Dorset. December 2015