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2 0 crust lichen

crust lichen

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

0 0 Unknown Crust

Unknown Crust

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

A type of lichen? White and tan

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

Crust

2 0 Crust porpidia lichen

Crust porpidia lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Crustose lichen with a thin pale ...

4 0 red crust lichen

red crust lichen

by mary.gallo.mOcala, Florida, USA

Cryptothecia rubrocincta is a crustose

3 0 Stickpin lichen

Stickpin lichen

by Brian38

Tiny erect fruiting bodies.

1 0 Crust porpidia lichen

Crust porpidia lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A crustose lichen with a thin thallus that ...

0 0 Yellow scale lichen

Yellow scale lichen

by Graham MonroeNew Mexico, USA

A large lichen growing in a hump on soil.

1 0 Crust fungi

Crust fungi

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Leathery, almost lichen-like,

1 1 Smooth Rock Tripe

Smooth Rock Tripe

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Green/gray lichen. Shiny and

0 0 Yellow Lichen

Yellow Lichen

Michigan, USA

A yellow crust that sticks, and grows onto ...

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Marlon829Bukidnon, Philippines

A lichen is a composite organism that ...

0 0 Rainforest Lichen (crust species?)

Rainforest Lichen (crust species?)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

. Most likely a crust

1 0 Dust Crusts lichen

Dust Crusts lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Chrysothrix is a lichenized genus of fungi ...

0 0 ??

??

by anne yenNew York City, New York

no idea what this is, even looks like

0 0 Mini-Lichen

Mini-Lichen

by JonathanSequeiraCartago, Costa Rica

Lichen dimorphic, with primary thallus as ...

0 0 Crustose Lichen

Crustose Lichen

by joanbstanleySanta Fe, New Mexico, USA

Crustose lichens are flaky or

2 4 crust fungus

crust fungus

by ChiefRedEarthKerala, India

I have never seen a lichen (?) like this ...

2 0 Lichen

Lichen

by eesquivelriosProvincia de Panamá Oeste, Panama

: red-orange biatorine apothecia on gray continuous

0 0 Crustose rock lichen

Crustose rock lichen

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

Many lichens also grow close to the surface ...

3 1 Hairy Curtain Crust Mushroom

Hairy Curtain Crust Mushroom

by flowntheloopGeorgia, USA

Went on a fungus hunt at Red Top Mountain State park after a rainy week in ...

3 0 Thin orange crust

Thin orange crust

by Leuba Ridgway

Looking like the rock faces of a miniature Grand Canyon, this earthy orange ...

2 0 Disc lichen

Disc lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Buellia papillata is a crustose lichen. ...

2 0 Button lichen

Button lichen

by Brian38Federal Way, Washington, USA

A yellowy grey or pale grey-green lichen ...

1 0 Crustose lichen

Crustose lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

surface of the crust (thallus).

2 0 Yellow brain

Yellow brain

by Brian38Federal Way, Washington, USA

A common yellow jelly fungus. Also known as as withes butter.

0 0 Encrusting Brown Algae

Encrusting Brown Algae

by MachiMaine, USA

This crust-like algae reminded me a lot of ...

4 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

brown spore bearing apothecia. These little trumpets were growing out of a ...

0 0 Orange powder lichen

Orange powder lichen

by Emma California, USA

covers the substrate like a crust and ...

8 0 Crustose Lichen

Crustose Lichen

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

(apothecia). The apothecia were scattered on the grey

2 2 red-capped British soldiers lichens

red-capped British soldiers lichens

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Cladonia is one of the showiest of filigree

4 2 Fairy Barf

Fairy Barf

by CindyBinghamKeiserAlaska, USA

First image is of Fairy Barf in a very damp area. The other two are in a dryer ...

1 0 Christmas Lichen

Christmas Lichen

by joanbstanleyFlorida, USA

The body of the lichen forms continuous, ...

1 0 Crusty Lichens

Crusty Lichens

by Itzel RenoEnsenada, Mexico

Lichens are composite organisms consisting ...

0 7 Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptobiotic Soil

by CynthiaMHoriUtah, USA

Cryptobiotic soil crusts, consisting of ...

3 0 Common orange lichen

Common orange lichen

by Benno IboldAlpen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Some lichens have the aspect of leaves ...

0 4 Crusty Yellow Lichen

Crusty Yellow Lichen

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

Crusty” lichens simply form

0 2 dust lichen

dust lichen

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Thallus a diffuse, thin, powdery crust, ...

0 1 Gold Dust Lichen

Gold Dust Lichen

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A very small lichen that grows like a fine ...

0 1 Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptobiotic Soil

by sub.dioUtah, USA

A Cryptobiotic soil is a biological soil

0 0 Shelflike Mushroom with Intriguing Gills

Shelflike Mushroom with Intriguing Gills

by anne yenNew York City, New York

The top is zoned like a turkey tail but the underside has really deep wavy ...

0 2 crust fungus

crust fungus

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

elongated whitish plate-like structures with crusty-looking, velvety brown ...

1 0 Caloplaca crenularia

Caloplaca crenularia

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

The thallus is a thin, whitish-grey to grey, cracked-areolate

0 0 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus a grey-white to ...

1 2 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus a grey-white ...

2 0 Diploschistes actinostomus

Diploschistes actinostomus

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Crustaceous lichen, white-grey colored, ...

0 2 Diploschistes actinostomus

Diploschistes actinostomus

by arlandaHoyos del Espino, Castilla y León, Spain

Crustaceous lichen, white-grey colored, ...

4 6 Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptobiotic Soil

by EmilyMarinoArizona, USA

may contain green algae, brown algae, fungi,

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