Lasallia pustulata

Foliaceous lichen, round or oval, attached to the substrate at a single point (umbilicus). The thallus is brown but whitish due to the deposition of salts on the surface, forming warts or pustules. The upper side of the stalk has dark-colored cylindrical isidia, branched like a coral, forming small tufts. Apothecia are infrequent, black in color, flat, with a margin, measuring around 2 mm.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Breeding Season January-December

Dimension Stalk: 15 cm

Habitat Often on granite, in very bright places.

Lasallia Pustulata  © Avelino Vieira

Lasallia Pustulata © Avelino Vieira

Lasallia Pustulata  © Avelino Vieira

Lasallia Pustulata © Avelino Vieira

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