species:
id:
NBNSYS0000018961
warehouse_id:
369 244
growth:
bushy
taxon:
Pseudevernia furfuracea
description:
Pale grey upper surface, black lower surface (except on young lobes), with numerous pin-like isidia on the upper surface.
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type:
N - sensitive
id:
NBNSYS0000018480
warehouse_id:
369 175
growth:
bushy
taxon:
Evernia prunastri
description:
Lobes pale green on the upper surface and whitish on the lower surface; strap-like with soredia (powdery granules) present on upper surface of well-developed specimens.
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type:
N - sensitive
confusion:
Ramalina species are green on both sides but look carefully as Evernia may appear green due to free living algae growing on the lobe surface.
id:
NHMSYS0001501147
warehouse_id:
369 237
growth:
bushy
taxon:
Usnea species
description:
Beard lichens – greenish-grey, with a central core (visible when the branch is stretched); often pendent.
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type:
N - sensitive
confusion:
Ramalina farinacea which has flattened branches and soredia (powdery granules) on the margins, Ramalina calicaris has disc-like fruiting bodies (cup-shaped structures) on narrow channelled lobes.
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id:
NHMSYS0001476287
warehouse_id:
369 226
growth:
bushy
taxon:
Bryoria species
description:
Hair lichens – green-brown to brown; hair-like and fine without central core; pendent when well developed.
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type:
N - sensitive
id:
NHMSYS0001485077
warehouse_id:
369 232
growth:
leafy
taxon:
Hypogymnia species
description:
Lobes swollen, hollow when cut; without rhizines, soredia (powdery granules) erupting from lobe tips.
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type:
N - sensitive
id:
NBNSYS0000015580
warehouse_id:
369 207
growth:
bushy
taxon:
Sphaerophorus globosus
description:
Green-grey to brownish; branches sticking up, solid, with many digitate branchlets at the tip.
profile_pic:
id:
NBNSYS0000016934
warehouse_id:
369 247
growth:
granular-crustose
taxon:
Graphis species
description:
Script lichens – thallus whitish grey, fruiting bodies (cup-shaped structures) elongate with raised lip-like margins.
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type:
N - sensitive
confusion:
Script lichens – thallus whitish grey, fruiting bodies (cup-shaped structures) elongate 5-25mm long with raised lip-like margins.
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confusion_image_2:
id:
NBNSYS0000019365
warehouse_id:
369 198
growth:
granular-crustose
taxon:
Ochrolechia androgyna
description:
Thallus white to cream with soredia (powdery granules) in conspicuous rounded clusters and occasional pale orange fruiting bodies (cup-shaped structures) with a thick margin (thallus and soredia C+ red).
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type:
N - sensitive
confusion:
Pertusaria multipuncta has pale greyish thallus with soredia (powdery granules) in conspicuous white spots. Thallus and soredia are C- and K+ yellow. Phlyctis agelea the 'white paint lichen' has a whitish finely sorediate thallus that is K+yellow turning blood red in a few seconds.
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