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Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria pacifica

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33.1468, -117.009

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Description:

Bright green growth. As with all Lichen, these are "composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus (the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly Nostoc)." - Wikipedia

Habitat:

Wood fence facing a sprinkler in partial shade

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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you textless! From time to time, I "favorite" my own unknown spottings so they reappear in the news feed in hopes of an ID. I'm horrible with any form of fungi!
textless
Lovely shade of green... I like this photo a lot.

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PublishedOctober 6, 2011

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