Ramalinaceae Lecania naegelii Growth type crustose Chemical reactions negative Nutrient-rich twigs and bark, can be frequent on Ash Pale greenish or greyish-green thallus with flat to convex apothecia (0.2-0.6mm). Discs whitish, brown-grey or black (often piebald when wet) with pale margins. Spores often bent, 3(-5) septate, 13-24(28) x 4-5(6) µm. Unbranched paraphyses. Microscope photographs below. Similar: Often found with Lecania cyrtella and L. cyrtellina but they have shorter spores which are usually 1-septate. Micarea peliocarpa is C+ red, the spores (1-)3(-5) septate

Microscope photographs



Lecania naegelii
Corfe Mullen, Dorset. January 2017