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Lichen wars

Physcia biziana, Xanthoria parietina

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Physcia biziana and Xanthoria parietina fighting for the sunny side of the tree

Habitat:

On the bark of a Horse-chestnut

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.
f/11
ISO Speed Rating: 200.
Focal Length: 90.0 mm.
Flash fired

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
arlanda
Well Emma, this is a tricky question. We already had a few discussions about it. Have a look at http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8618338 In wikipedia, for example, they are classified as fungi, as lichenised fungi!!!
HemaShah
Arlanda,isn't Lichen categorized as other?
arlanda
Es verdad! O la bandera del Vaticano

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PublishedMarch 10, 2012

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