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Maritime Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria parietina

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3 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Thanks, Mark - I think this name is the most precise. The lichen needs a certain degree of salt/minerals in the air to grow. Like at coastlines or marshy regions - so "maritime" fits best in my opinion.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice one Lars. It's amazing how many different common names this has in PN. I like your the best so far. Might go back and change mine. I note AlexK used it too.

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Hay Lars, could this be the same as my spot? of family thereof?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/131...

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012

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