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lungwort

Lobaria pulmonaria

Notes:

I took this picture in a small forest by the coast of the Gulf of St-Lawrence in Gros Morne National Park. It was dark and humid.

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"Lungwort", or "lung lichen"
Lobaria pulmonaria Lobaria


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2 Comments

BambiJudy
BambiJudy 13 years ago

Thank you for the ID ! It was quite beautiful, lots of trees had this lichen on them...it did looked like a healthy and undisturbed forest !

galewhale..Gale
galewhale..Gale 13 years ago

They are supposed to signify a healthy ecosystem... yay!
At least I think so
http://www.lichen.com/bigpix/Lpulmonaria...

Here are a bunch of images that look a lot like yours:
http://www.google.com/images?q=lobaria+p...

BambiJudy
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BambiJudy

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Spotted on Jul 8, 2010
Submitted on Mar 18, 2011

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