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Crabseye Lichen

Ochrolechia sp.

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Large boulder on a trail overlooking the ocean

Notes:

I was told by a lichenologist that this is "more likely an Ochrolechia, one of numerous species that remain sterile in oceanic coastal Alaska."

Reference Links:

Crabseye Lichen - Ochrolechia - Overview, Ochrolechia - Wikipedia, CNALH - Ochrolechia

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Great Alaskan Challenge
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PublishedAugust 30, 2017

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