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cabbage looking normally called common greenshield lichen Flavoparmelia caperata,Geotagged,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

cabbage looking

normally called common greenshield lichen

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    Julie Jones
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    this lichen was growing on a piece of stick
     Posted 10 years ago

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The Common Greenshield Lichen

"Flavoparmelia caperata" is a medium to large foliose lichen that has a very distinctive pale yellow green upper cortex when dry. The rounded lobes, measuring 3–8 mm wide, usually have patches of granular soredia arising from pustules.

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Similar species: Lecanorales
Species identified by Julie Jones
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Uploaded Oct 5, 2014. Captured May 27, 2001 00:36 in 126 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester CH1 2HT, UK.
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  • FinePix S3200
  • f/4.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO400
  • 12.2mm