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Chrysothrix candelaris
This brilliant yellow crustose lichen can cover large patches of rock. This is a lichen that can be seen from far away.
Spotted on protected rock faces on Kennesaw Mountain
When I first saw this, I thought the Dept of Trans or the park service had marked some rocks near the road - it has the same dayglow properties of some road paint; then I saw it in some places that made no sense for a road crew to mark and I thought maybe it was vandalism. Closer inspection showed it was a lichen.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013
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lovely...was looking for this ID as well.