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Curves and gold cobblestone  lichen Acarospora contigua, the only known yellow lichen, is commonly found on granite in Wichita Mtns, Oklahoma. Acarospora contigua Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Curves and gold cobblestone lichen

Acarospora contigua, the only known yellow lichen, is commonly found on granite in Wichita Mtns, Oklahoma.

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"Acarospora contigua" is a species of saxicolous, crustose lichen in the family Acarosporaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 1929 by Swedish lichenologist Adolf Hugo Magnusson. The dark yellow thallus has a continuous smooth crust comprising areoles that are 1–2.5 mm in diameter. In North America, it is known as the gold cobblestone lichen.

Similar species: Acarosporales
Species identified by Slowbutsteady
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Uploaded Aug 23, 2023. Captured Mar 13, 2012 10:20.
  • E-30
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 12mm