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Elegant Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria elegans

Description:

Dark orange lichen, at a glance appearing as crustose, but in fact foliose - the thallus appears formed of tightly packed small leaves.

Habitat:

Growing on the bark of chestnut trees, well exposed to raising sun, in our town park - well wooded; mainly deciduous trees, with some conifers, planted separately and mainly for educative (botanical) or decorative purposes...

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1 Comment

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Three, very pretty photos....very pretty colors....

Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Oct 10, 2017
Submitted on Apr 4, 2018

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