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Common Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
33.1671, -117.049
Field Notes
Description:
Blue-green ribbon 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:
Unknown branch in partial shade at Daley Ranch. This lichen is usually found on tree bark but is occasionally on rock.
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Flavoparmelia caperata
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
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