Porpidia tuberculosa

A crustose species with a white to pale grey thallus that may be irregularly areolate-cracked and is sometimes surrounded by a narrow dark prothallus. Scattered over the surface are bluish grey soralia that often become confluent.

Medulla and soralia: C-, K-

In Scotland, Porpidia tuberculosa is widespread on exposed, siliceous rock. BLS distribution map

Porpidia tuberculosa on a gravestone near Fetterangus