The Cartilage Lichen, Ramalina fraxinea is a fruticose lichen with erect or pendulous thalli and branches that are flattened. Colour varies from pale green though yellow-grey to white-grey; apothecia are frequent and soralia may also be present. It belongs to the group known as 'Sac Fungi'.
| Cartilage Lichen | |
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| Ramalina fraxinea growing in Eglinton Country Park, Scotland. Note the stalked apothecia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Ramalina fraxinea |
| Species: | R. fraxinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramalina fraxinea |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lichen fraxineus L. |
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