Map Lichen

Description:

Map lichen normally looks like a map and although it maybe hard to see in the picture the lichen I found did resemble in a map kind of look. This lichen I found was covered by moss on a oak tree. It was a orange color and kind flat on the tree when you looked at it closely you could see a kind of map style in the Lichen which give me a more better assumption that it is map lichen I am not completely sure but that is what I believe it is. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Lecanoromycetes Order: Lecanorales Family: Rhizocarpaceae Genus: Rhizocarpon Species: R. geographicum Found my lichen on this site, http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/teaching/bi...

Habitat:

Found in a temperate forest off the campus of Massabesic middle school Waterboro Maine there was snow about 3-5 inches deep on the ground and the Lichen was found on a Oak tree. Temp 4 C windspeed 15mph gusts gusts were 30 mph(24.14016 kph) snow depth 15 cm 8am

Notes:

We have been assigned to identify lichen because our teacher, Mr. Parent, wants to try and identify all the wildlife on our campus and he took us out into the woods to try and find lichen. This lichen I found was covered by moss on a oak tree. It was a orange color and kind flat on the tree when you looked at it closely you could see a kind of map style in the Lichen which give me a more better assumption that it is map lichen I am not completely sure but that is what I believe it is.