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Cladonia apodocarpa
When it dries out it curls up, showing mostly the white underside then, when damp, it uncurls again.
Spotted this "garden" of foliose lichen on a rock face at Kennesaw Mountain. Antibiotic compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream.
Add'l website ref: http://lichens.digitalmycology.com/macro...
Spotted on Mar 8, 2013
Submitted on Mar 9, 2013
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