thallus rugose white, K+y, disk red-brown epruinose, rims strongly rugose, apothecia to 2.5mm many over 1.5mm with edges raising distinctly from thallus, spores ~13-15x7-8um thick-walled, epihymenium with coarse POL+ granules on top granules to 3um wide, amphithecium POL+ with large POL+ crystals too