Distribution: Washington; Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina
Habitat: Mature forest.
Substrate: On hardwood bark.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus greenish-grey to dark green, fading to pale brown with age, consisting of rounded granules. Apothecia yellow-brown or pale to dark pinkish-brown, convex, often pruinose.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Bacidia rubella in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Bacidia rubella photos