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Maritime Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria parietina

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Description:

Yellow-orange lichen that grows in round clusters.

Habitat:

Rocks on a grassy area next to the beach

1 Species ID Suggestions

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AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 8 years ago
Maritime Sunburst lichen
Xanthoria parietina https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAEahUKEwiP8aPIxJjJAhVL2BoKHX3mAuU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FXanthoria_parietina&usg=AFQjCNGg9HG3o2O09fgjKdhM4GgyUyV0yQ&sig2=MopMs6qgb1wOi5m90AC16Q&bvm=bv.107763241,d.d2s


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5 Comments

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

Thank you for choosing this for SOTD! And thanks Dilan, António, and Larry for the nice comments!

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LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 8 years ago

Congrats on your SOTD!

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AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 8 years ago

Awesome find Machi,very good photos too,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 8 years ago

Congrats Machi!!

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AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Machi, this awesome lichen has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!

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Machi
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Machi

Maine, USA

Spotted on Oct 31, 2015
Submitted on Nov 6, 2015

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