Description: This soil-inhabiting lichen is a frequent colonist of gravelly moorland tracksides. The thallus of coarse, greenish granules shear off towards the surface with age and develop into white or pink pustule-like granules (schizidia) giving it a distinctive appearance in the field. Pink discs are raised delightfully on stalks like miniature toadstools. Particularly abundant where there has been some surface disturbance of the mineral soil. Uplands; rare in south and east Ireland.

Key Identification Features:

• Green, granular thallus producing larger-sized, white-and-pink-coloured surface granules (schizidia)
• Discs coral pink on short, thick stalks (to 6mm high).

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

Distribution Map from NBN: Dibaeis baeomyces at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dibaeis baeomyces at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.