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Golden Eye Lichen

Teloschistes chrysophthalmus

Description:

Orange lichen in a dead tree branch. This place must be very good for lichen because of the quantity and variety (pic #5)

Habitat:

Oak forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Golden eye lichen
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust - Teloschistes chrysophthalmus


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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you martinl for the ID and the link. I'll be waiting for your posting.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Nice photo. My suggestion is a guess for the orange one. I have photographed these same two lichens today, growing together, just as yours are. I will list them shortly.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Nov 4, 2012

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