Baeomyces rufus
Baeomyces rufus is characterized by bulbous apothecia which may vary from reddish brown to orange to pink, and which become translucent when wet; they may reach a maximum diameter of 2 mm, on top of stalks no taller than 6 mm. The thallus may be green, grey or greenish-grey, and may have a brownish tinge. Unlike other Baeomyces species, Baeomyces rufus? margins are unlobed.
On soil and peat banks, damp tracks, sheltered boulders and in crevices in dry-stone walls.
All year round
Widespread in Britain but most frequent in the north and west.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill
16 December 2023
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill
16 December 2023
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
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- Species group:
- Lichens
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Baeomycetales
- Family:
- Baeomycetaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 22/02/2017 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 16/12/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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Steve Mathers
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
