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Elegant Sunburst Lichen

Rusavskia elegans

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange lichen with some parts turning brown. Some specimens had more apothecia than lobes

Habitat:

On some jetty rocks at the edge of the harbor

Reference Links:

Xanthoria elegans - Wikipedia, CNALH - Rusavskia elegans

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Comments (3)
Machi
Thanks Neil and Sarah!
Neil Ross
Cool spotting, Machi. Such amazing and beautiful lichen. I thought it was seaweed at first, silly me.
SarahWhitt
OH...this IS quite NICE, Machi!! I love the color!!

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PublishedJuly 6, 2019

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