Description: A sprinkling of small, green-grey thalli with a scatter of tiny, black convex discs between patches of other lichens on the bases of wayside trees lining the busy main streets of towns and settlements — this will be Amandinea punctata. Seldom conspicuous yet extremely frequent, the species is attracted to nutrient-enriched sites, particularly the bark of trees impregnated with dust.

Key Identification Features:

• Green-grey fingertip-sized patches dotted with black convex discs
• On nutrient-rich bark: tree bases, root plates, picnic tables and wooden fence posts.

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

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

iNaturalist: Amandinea punctata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.