Golden-eyes Lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)

Clumps of bright orange-yellow lichen seen on tea-tree branches. The branched lichen had deep orange discs (apothecia) fringed with short spikey growths like lashes. Spotted on coastal dunes.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Respect for documenting this obscure category of life. An unusual but beautiful bunch it is:
https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/fungi/ascomycota Posted 8 years ago
1. Leuba Ridgway
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Ferdie ! It was a beautiful colour with interesting shapes. Posted 8 years ago

The Golden-eye Lichen

"Teloschistes chrysophthalmus" is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections situated around the rim. It has a global distribution, but is often localized and rare in many parts of its range. Colonies most often form along coastal areas.

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Similar species: Teloschistales

Species identified by Leuba Ridgway