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Lichen
36.0555, -86.9091
Field Notes
Description:
On this tree, you can see fruticose, foliose, and a small bit of crustose lichen. All forms of lichen are made of fungus, algae, and sometimes yeast.
crustose - crustlike, grows tight against the tree
foliose - leaflike, with flat sheets of tissue not tightly bound
fruticose - free-standing branching tubes
Fun Fact: There are approximately 17,000 species of lichen world wide!
Habitat:
Eye level on a tree in Warner park in Nashville, TN. Found on a cold spring morning close to the park visitation center.
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