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Lichen

Xanthoparmelia sp.

Photo by auntieanna
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Which category should this be under: plant, fungi or other?

Habitat:

A garden rock in the shade.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
TaylorRobertson
I would say "other.". It's a lichen which is actually a symbiosis between two different organisms, one fungi and one algae (protist).

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Great Lakes Monitoring
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PublishedMay 26, 2012

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