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Leiorreuma sericeum
Growing among several other lichen species on the trunk of this tree. The dark lines are called lirellae, which are the specialized apothecia of script lichens (apothecia are the sexual fruiting bodies of the lichen).
Redbud tree in a suburban yard covered in crustose lichens (see https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/51... and https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17...)
Spotted on Dec 22, 2018
Submitted on Mar 20, 2019
3 Comments
Thanks Lauren and Ava!
Picture #3 in particular looks like native american rock petroglyphs from the desert Southwest of the US
Nice! I never saw these before!