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Xanthoria parietina

Xanthoria parietina

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful golden cups, bowls, leaves, plaques, plates. This lichen completely covers large sections of stone-fruit tree (maybe apricot?).

Habitat:

Suburban back yard.

Notes:

The tree doesn't seem to be suffering from this coverage.

Reference Links:

Xanthoria parietina, Phytochemical investigation of the Australia... [Nat Prod Commun. 2009] - PubMe…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks so much Clive. At least that is an Aus species.
Maria dB
Knowing nothing about lichens, I wonder will this eventually kill the tree when it spreads far enough?

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PublishedFebruary 28, 2012

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