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Devil's matchstick

Pilophorus acicularis

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a fruticose lichen with toothpaste-colored stalks terminating in matte, black apothecia which resemble the heads of match sticks. The matchsticks are brittle.

Habitat:

They grow on top of large, mossy boulders in the forest. Found these in alpine terrain in North Cascades National Park.

Notes:

Due to their whimsical horizontal growth habitus, I flipped some of the photos horizontally and vertically. The lichens seem to defy gravity.

Reference Links:

Pilophorus acicularis - Wikipedia, Burke Herbarium Image Collection

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PublishedOctober 21, 2020

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