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Rock tripe
Umbilicaria sp.
40.7787, -4.06115
Field Notes
Description:
Foliose Lichen.
Umbilicariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota.
They are edible when properly prepared and have been used as a food source in extreme cases when other food sources were unavailable, as by early American northern explorers.
Habitat:
On a granite rock. Pine tree forest. Mountain at 1500 meters high. Parque Nacional Sierra de Guadarrama
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
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