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Fairy puke

Icmadophila ericetorus

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

Icmadophila is a genus of crustose lichen. The genus has a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere and contains six species.[1] The only species found in North America, Icmadophila ericetorus, has a mint green crustose thallus that is dotted with bright pink apothecial disks, and is sometimes affectionately referred to as fairy puke.[2] It aggressively grows over mosses on well-rotted wood and peat.-Wikipedia

Habitat:

Found on an old large rotting stump.

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PublishedApril 11, 2017

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