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Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

Description:

Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca is a pale yellowish-green to gray-green umbillicate foiliose lichen with apothecia that is pale to burnt orange disc.

Habitat:

Spotted on exposed basalt at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park.

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2 Comments

Brian38
Brian38 5 years ago

Thank you for your kind words Neil.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Such an unusual spotting. I love the texture - it looks like plastic that's melted right onto the rock. Cool spotting.

Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Washington, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2019
Submitted on Jul 9, 2019

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