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common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen

Xanthoria parietina

Description:

Looks like gold on stones.

Habitat:

a the coast

Notes:

It's the food of some butterflies/mothes.

No species ID suggestions

3 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

Well, you obviously found it at maritime climate and on stone. Both speak more likely for the elegans. (the name Maritime Sunburst is confusing here - the Elegant is found more often on rocks at seasides)

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger a year ago

You're rigth Lars. It looks similar, but I stay with the "common orange lichen" due to the pics I found in the web. The "Elegant Sunburst Lichen" looks for me more like as it would form some sort of "pellets" and the "common orange lichen" forms "cups".

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

This could also be the Elegant Sunburst Lichen, Xanthoria elegans.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/891...

Calvi, Corse, Tromelin Island

Lat: 42.57, Long: 8.75

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Aug 5, 2011

Spotted for mission

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