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''Xanthoparmelia lavicola'' is a species of lichen from Parmeliaceae family that can be found in Arizona, California, and Ecuador. The upper part of theirs is either light yellow or yellow-green The bottom surface is brown coloured and is plane, with a 0.2–0.5 millimetres in diameter. Their apothecia is 2–7 millimetres wide, the thallus of which is laminal and is 4–7 centimetres in diameter. The disc is either cinnamon-brown or dark brown and is ellipsoided. Their pycnidia is immersed, while.. more

Similar species: Lecanorales
Species identified by Thom_Morris
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By Thom_Morris

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Uploaded Feb 15, 2016. Captured Feb 14, 2016 12:39 in Rancho California Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562, USA.
  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO320