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Pleopsidium chlorophanum

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Description:

Dry, 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:

Rock in full sun along Lake Hodges trail

Notes:

Acarospora sp.?

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PublishedDecember 31, 2011

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