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Snow lichen
Stereocaulon vulcani
19.4828, -154.903
Field Notes
Description:
Uniformly gray, filamentous lichens that formed all over the a’a lava (fast flow, clinker lava). As a result, the landscape appeared somewhat fuzzy.
Habitat:
The substrate was bare lava rock in Lava Tree State Park, HI.
Notes:
This is a nitrogen-fixing, lava-colonizing lichen. I’m not 100% confident in the species-level ID, as there might be other species. I find that identifying lichens, especially without tools such as microscopes, remains challenging!
Species ID Suggestions
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 8, 2013
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