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Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

Photo by Brian38
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46.9539, -120.001

Field Notes

Description:

Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca is a pale yellowish-green to gray-green umbillicate foiliose lichen with apothecia that is pale to burnt orange disc.

Habitat:

Spotted on exposed basalt at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park.

Reference Links:

Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Brian38
Thank you for your kind words Neil.
Neil Ross
Such an unusual spotting. I love the texture - it looks like plastic that's melted right onto the rock. Cool spotting.

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Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of the Puget Sound Eco-Region

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PublishedJuly 9, 2019

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