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Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen Stunning crustose lichen with metallic, purplish-pink apothecia and a tan thallus. It was growing on a mossy rock in a mixed forest.<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Porpidia,Porpidia Lichen,Porpidia albocaerulescens,Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen,United States,Winter,crustose lichen,lichen Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Smoky-eye Boulder Lichen

Stunning crustose lichen with metallic, purplish-pink apothecia and a tan thallus. It was growing on a mossy rock in a mixed forest.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice! Lichen have to be some of the most beautiful yet least understood life forms on the planet. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! Lichens...and slime molds too - both gorgeous and underappreciated/not well understood. Posted 7 years ago

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The Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen

Porpidia albocaerulescens is a lichen in the Porpidia genus.

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Similar species: Lecideales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 29, 2018. Captured Jan 27, 2018 14:24 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/3.2
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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