Pseudocyphelaria norvegica
Pseudocyphelaria norvegica

A leafy lichen with distinctive psudocyphellae on the underside of the thallus. Pseudocyphellae are caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen, and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface. In this case they appear as small while scars

Pseudocyphelaria norvegica

A leafy lichen with distinctive psudocyphellae on the underside of the thallus. Pseudocyphellae are caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen, and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface. In this case they appear as small while scars