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194 L1CHENES. [Squamaria.
2. S. muscorum, (little fleshy-shielded Moss Squamaria);
thallus imbricated flat pale-brown inclining to flesh-colour the
margin mealy and bluish dilated lobed and crenated, apothecia
prominent thick orange-coloured with a slightly raised border.
—Lecanora crassa, Ach. Syn. p. 193. L. hypnorum, Ach. Lich.
Univ.—Lichen carnosus, Dicks. Cr. Fasc.2. p. 21. t. 6. /. 7. E.
Bot. t. 1684.
On mosses, among rocks
not unfrequent.
and upon trees in mountainous countries,
3. S. hypnorum, {spreading Ground Squamaria); thallus
spreading of small greenish-brown scales rounded crenulated
and somewhat granulated at the margin, apothecia at length
flat red-brown with a thin inflexed pale lobed or crenated
border. Lecanora hypn., Ach.* Syn. p. 193. Lichen hypnorum,
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Fl. Dan. t. 956. Dicks. Cr. Fasc. 3. p. 14. E. Bot. t. 740.
On the ground, among mosses, in barren soil.— The small, almost
granulated portions of the thallus of this plant render it doubtful whether
it should not still rank with the true Lecanorce.
4. S. tribdcia, {crenated Squamaria); thallus of whitish scales
the lobes irregular eroso-crenulate imbricated beneath of the
same colour and subfibrillose, apothecia appressed flat pale at
length notched and lobed in the circumference the border raised
persistent. Lecanora tribacia, Ach. Syn. p. 191.
Trees; England, (Aclu).— Connel Ferry, Scotland, by the south
Ferry- House, Borr. and Hooker.
5. S. leucolepis, (greyish lobed Squamaria); thallus imbricated
the segments bluntly lobed and notched somewhat radiate
at the margin leaden-grey black and somewhat fibrillose beneath,
apothecia black with
—Lichen leucolepis, Wahl.
an elevated thick crenated border.
Lapp. p. 781. Lecanora leucol.,
Ach. Syn. p. 194 Lichen Hookeri, E. Bot, t. 2283.
Rare. On the micaceous rocks of the Breadalbane mountains, Borr.
and Hooker.— In Norway, this seems to grow upon decayed mosses ; with
us, always on rocks of micaceous schist.
6. S. candeldria, (yellow Candle Squamaria); thallus crowded
the segments upright entangled yellow minutely lobed
jagged and divaricated, apothecia minute flat deep-yellow with
a thick inflexed border. Sm.—Lecanora candelaria, Ach. Syn.
p. 191. Lichen candelarius, Linn.—E. Bot. t. 1794. [3. polycarpa
; thallus spreading crustaceous wrinkled greyish-yellow
lobed and toothed, apothecia very numerous crowded flat orange
with a thick inflexed border. Sm.—Lecanora candelaria, /3. Ach.
Syn. p. 192. Lichen polycarpus, Ehrh.—E. Bot. t. 1795.
Posts, rails and rocks, frequent— In Sweden, this Lichen is said to
be used for staining candles yellow, at festivals, whence its specific
name.
** Thallus adnate, radiant, stellate and lobed in the circumference.
7. S. murdrum, (yellow wall Squamaria); thallus orbicular
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