Thallus:  Fruticose thallus, upright, rarely hanging, bushy, composed of irregular, flattened branches, 1-5 mm (. 04-. 20 in) wide, 0. 5-1. 5 mm thick and attached at a single point.  Exterior smooth, pale greenish-gray to yellowish-green when dry, similarly colored when wet, often with a whitish superficial "bloom".

Apothecia:  Lacking.

Soredia:  Present, formed on circular raised soralia (Fig. A).  (Use a hand lens. )

Isidia:   Lacking.

Comments:  Ramalina farinacea is distinguished from Ramalina leptocarpha by its well-developed, disk-like soralia, and by its lack of apothecia.