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Pyrenodesmia alociza

(A. Massal.) Mig.

A Nationally Scarce species of exposed, hard limestone rocks, in areas of clean air. The grey thallus is immersed and inconspicuous, typically outlined by a black prothallus. Blackish apothecia, usually display paler disks, and are sunk into the rock.

Listed by Alan Orange in Flora of Glamorgan (Wade et al, 1994).

Pyrenodesmia alociza - © Barry Stewart
Pyrenodesmia alociza - © Barry Stewart

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