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Smooth lungwort

Lobaria quercizans

Description:

This lichen was amazing! So bright neon green and felt like Halloween!

Habitat:

Super moist forest of central oregon

1 Species ID Suggestions

Smooth lungwort
Lobaria quercizans Lichens - Shenandoah National Park


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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

No lichen is just fine. It might be a 'Smooth lungwort' (Lobaria quercizans) which is a foliose lichen. Beautiful colour. It would be good to see it in natural context though. Well done.

audrey.whitlatch
audrey.whitlatch 10 years ago

No idea then, would fungas more correct? Do you suggest it is something other?

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

That's huge for a lichen.

audrey.whitlatch
Spotted by
audrey.whitlatch

Oregon, USA

Spotted on May 26, 2013
Submitted on Jun 3, 2013

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