Ramalina fraxinea

Ramalina fraxinea
Ramalina fraxinea growing in Eglinton Country Park, Scotland. Note the stalked apothecia.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Ramalina
Species:
R. fraxinea
Binomial name
Ramalina fraxinea
(L.) Ach. (1814)
Synonyms
  • Lichen fraxineus L.
  • Ramalina fraxinea f. ampliata (Ach.) Anders
  • Ramalina fraxinea subsp. calicariformis (Nyl.) de Lesd. (1954)
  • Ramalina fraxinea var. ampliata (Ach.) Ach. (1810)
  • Ramalina fraxinea var. calicariformis Nyl. (1870)
  • Ramalina fraxinea var. calicaris (L.) Schaer.

Ramalina fraxinea, the cartilage lichen, is a fruticose lichen with erect or pendulous thalli and branches that are flattened. Colour varies from pale green though yellow-grey to white-grey; apothecia are frequent and soralia may also be present.

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