Description: This is a pretty crustose epiphyte with white-frosted discs (to 1.5mm diam.) very like L. carpinea (described elsewhere) but less obvious. The pale grey thallus can occur both on twigs and on the smooth bark of acid-barked trees. The pinkish discs with a white, raised rim (exciple) are coated in a veil of white pruina. A dab of fresh bleach (C) has no effect on the discs [C + yellow in L. carpinea] but turn yellow to red with Pd. Frequent in Northern Ireland, scattered elsewhere.

Key Identification Features:

• Small, slightly pink, heavily white-frosted discs that are C-, Pd + yellow-red
• On twigs and on bark of smooth acid-barked trees.

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

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

iNaturalist: Lecanora albella at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.