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Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

Photo by Brian38
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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.

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Comments (2)

Thank you for your kind words Neil.
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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