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Physcia sp.
Foliose, pale gray-green lichenized fungus with flat, black apothecia (with gray-green collars). Apothecia are disc-like structures which contain spores. Physcia species are within the family Physciaceae and are considered lichen-forming fungi. Lichens are composite organisms comprised of a fungus being inhabited by algae or cyanobacteria.
On a hardwood branch at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US
I was unable to get a species level ID as I did not do a K-test (Potassium Hydroxide) or view spores with microscopy.
Spotted on Dec 2, 2017
Submitted on Dec 13, 2017
3 Comments
On my wish list as well ;P
Thank you! I thought it was a beautiful sight as well <3 I am asking Santa for a chemical reagent kit this year. I have needed one for quite some time now, and this would have been one of those!
Very pretty lichen - I really like the 5th photo of the entire thing, but the details in the close-up shots are amazing too <3.