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Cup lichen

Cladonia sp.

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Off-white, bony, fruticose, volcanic lichen.

Habitat:

Volcanic lava field: stark landscape with high annual rainfall and poisonous gases (including SO2) in the air. This lava field was on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes Nat'l Park.

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