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Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria candelaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Bright orange, slightly bushy lichen. It did not lay flat on the surface of the fence like Rusavskia, Caloplaca, or Xanthoria

Habitat:

These were all over the fences at Pierce Point Ranch at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.

Reference Links:

CNALH - Polycauliona candelaria

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