The type specimen was collected by Elix in Porongurup National Park, Western Australia, at an elevation of 360 m (1,180 ft).

There, on the slopes on Angwin Peak, the lichen was found growing on granite rocks in a sclerophyll forest.

[2] The species forms a granular, partially membranous thallus (lichen body) with a typically well-defined margin.

The reproductive structures consist of scattered to abundant fine soredia (20–75 μm in diameter), which usually have short projecting hyphae.

The species can be identified by its characteristic chemical composition, which includes atranorin, zeorin, and various fatty acids.