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Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen

Vulpicida canadensis

Photo by Brian38
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47.2275, -121.063

Field Notes

Description:

A bright yellow foliose lichen with dark brown to black apothecia. Common on the east side of the Cascades, especially on the low lying branches of conifers.

Habitat:

Spotted on a low lying ponderosa pine limb. This area of the forest is almost exclusively pine and fir trees.

Reference Links:

Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen (Vulpicida canadensis) · iNaturalist.org

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PublishedFebruary 11, 2018

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