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Punctelia rudecta
Beautiful blue-green lichen growing on a pine tree in a coniferous forest. It looks like the tree may have a fungal infection because it had some red, discoloration to the bark, which you can see in the picture.
Growing on a pine tree in a coniferous forest.
Wonderful find Christine! Love the contrasting colors. I'm not a 100 % on this ID. The Rough Speckled Shield lichen doesn't grow here in the NW, but some of the descriptions I've read on different sites seams to match with your lichen.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2018
Submitted on Jan 14, 2018
