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Ballhead Pore Lichen

Pertusaria globularis

Photo by PucaK
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Field Notes

Description:

Foliose lichen. Approximately 3 inches long. Thalli gray, ‘pointed’ tips. Covered with soredia. First image captured in natural light; second image captured with artificial light.

Habitat:

Found on boulder on east-facing slope above a lake. On same boulder as Anaptychia palmulata (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1340694917)

Reference Links:

CNALH - Pertusaria globularis

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