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Punctelia Fungi

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Field Notes

Description:

As beautiful as a flower, this unknown fungi is blue, green and white. Approximately 3 inches long and very fragile. Could be a type of Punctelia. But many different similar kinds such as subrudecta, rudecta, caseans, and graminicola. It even looks similar to Net-marked lichen (parmelia sulcata)

Habitat:

Woodlands in the Poconos

Notes:

I like the little "tree and leaf" growing out of the dead log. There was lichen and moss all over the log. This lichen was attached to some leaves making it all airy underneath. Very thin and fragile.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
AlexKonig
i would also agree it is a lichen, i have similar lichen spottet the last time, will upload them maybe the next week. Yes i also agree the red contrast (leaf) is nice
ulvalactuca77
I agree you picture is MUCH nicer than any of the examples and your specimen has far greater vertical relief than anything else but I can see a bit of tan underside on yours which to me definitely identifies it as lichen.
Carol Snow Milne
yes, I agree with you. But mine looks a lot better than the examples. THANKS SO MUCH! I didn't want to do too much homework over the weekend. HA!
ulvalactuca77
http://www.sharnoffphotos.com/lichensF/punctelia_subrudecta.html possibly?
Carol Snow Milne
Yes, I agree. It is so pretty! Thanks so much! Something I don't know anything about. Time to hit the internet. I thought my school days were over long ago. HA!
ulvalactuca77
Not sure Carol but I would suggest some kind of lichen..

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PublishedNovember 19, 2011

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