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Fairy Barf Lichen - Icmadophila ericetorum
lol.. gotta love the common name
http://faculty.wwu.edu/fredr/Lichens/Ichmadophila.htm
a little more info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icmadophila
not a great deal of info on this, but seems to be not uncommon around here - easier found under it's common name… of fairy barf, and fortunately only one species grows here in North America so ID is pretty easy
Icmadophila ericetorus, has a mint green crustose thallus that is dotted with bright pink apothecial disks, and is sometimes affectionately referred to as fairy puke. It aggressively grows over mosses on well-rotted wood and peat. It looks very distinctive, but may be confused with species of Dibaeis.
Similar species: Pertusariales
By morpheme
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Uploaded Feb 16, 2015. Captured Feb 15, 2015 14:19 in Thunder Creek Trail, Washington, USA.
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