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Christmas Wreath Lichen
Cryptothecia rubrocincta
27.3911, -82.4997
Field Notes
Description:
Flat, pale green lichen growing in mostly round or amorphous pattern on the trunks of trees. Its rough center, and outer edge blush with a red-orange to bright pink coloration.
Habitat:
Growing mid-trunk on younger trees, this brightly colored lichen is shaded by the limbs of old oak trees in the Myakka River State Park.
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