A crustose species with yellow-green to yellow-brown areoles that are flat or slightly wrinkled and have crenulate margins. Sometimes, a dark prothallus is present. The apothecia are characteristically emerald to green-black and remain fairly flat.
Thallus: C-, K+- indistinctly yellow, UV+- dull orange
In Scotland, Lecanora intricata is found on siliceous rocks, including gravestones, in upland areas. BLS distribution map
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