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Lichen

Description:

This looks like a type of lichen that litters a lot of the stones and trees on campus. I was trying to research what kind of moss it is specifically, but I can't determine an exact name. It is waxy looking yet crusty light dull green on the surface. On the tree branch, it has leaf like growths coming out.

Habitat:

This rock and branch are outside the Campus Gymnasium. Found on rocks and trees around campus grounds.

Notes:

I believe it to be a Crustose Lichen fungi or some kind of Lecanora growing on the rock and branch. Any help is much appreciated! These could also be different species or different kinds of organisms.

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2 Comments

Calvin V
Calvin V 6 years ago

Thank you Machi, I will try and get a better quality picture soon!

Machi
Machi 6 years ago

I see you mentioned lichens in your notes. Lichens are not mosses, not plants at all actually, but rather they are algae or cyanobacteria in symbiosis with a fungi. If you manage to get a closer image I might attempt an ID, but I can say Lecanora is not likely for either of these images and that these are two different species of lichen.

Calvin V
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Calvin V

Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Apr 3, 2017
Submitted on Apr 3, 2017

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