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Lichen communities

Caloplaca ferruginea & Lecanora dispersa

Description:

Different lichen species on a Holm oak twig

Habitat:

Holm oak forest


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16 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 3 months ago

Thanks Telse

Telse
Telse 3 months ago

Kewl.

arlanda
arlanda 3 months ago

Thanks RiekoS

RiekoS
RiekoS 3 months ago

Beautiful natural art. I truly appreciate the beauty of nature.

arlanda
arlanda 3 months ago

Thanks KarenL

Maria dB
Maria dB 3 months ago

Nice series, Arlanda. I know nothing about fungi and lichens but have learned to appreciate them through spottings like yours.

KarenL
KarenL 3 months ago

Very interesting!

arlanda
arlanda 3 months ago

Tanks Luis, thanks Smith'sZoo

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 3 months ago

Excellent Angel!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 3 months ago

Lovely!

arlanda
arlanda 10 months ago

Thanks Lars

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 10 months ago

Very nice, Angel

arlanda
arlanda 10 months ago

Thanks smutnee80, they are very small so it is only question of magnifying

smutnee80
smutnee80 10 months ago

Great series what a beautiful range of species and colors.

arlanda
arlanda 10 months ago

Thanks willie, they are always there but macro photography reveals their great beauty

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 months ago

very nice Arlanda, here you something that people see quite often, but you rarely see in a spotting. Thanks for getting me to think of these organisms.

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Lat: 40.54, Long: -3.69

Spotted on Jun 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2012

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