Description: An easily recognised crustose lichen, with a large, rather thick and warted, grey to creamy thallus. Large pinkish-brown to whitish apothecia with thick margins often are abundant. It is sometimes called the 'Crab-eye Lichen' on account of its distinctive apothecia. This species is common inland on siliceous rocks.

Key Identification Features:

• Thick, warted, grey to creamy thallus.
• Large pink-brown to whitish apothecia with thick margins.

Original text submitted by Michael J. Simms

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

iNaturalist: Ochrolechia parella at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.