Umbilicaria virginis, commonly known as the blushing rock tripe, is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) umbilicate lichen in the family Umbilicariaceae.

In 1841 the famous paleontologist and glaciologist Louis Agassiz led a group that climbed to the peak of the mountain Jungfrau in the Swiss Bernese Alps – an elevation of 4,158 m (13,642 ft).

There they collected some high-altitude lichens found growing on exposed rocks; these specimens were later sent to Swiss pastor and lichenologist Ludwig Schaerer for further study.

The smooth to slightly roughened lower thallus surface has a pale buff to pinkish tone, and the rhizines are long, slender, and abundant.

In this environment, Xanthoria elegans was the first species to appear, followed by Lecanora crenulata and Umbilicaria virginis about 20 years later.