Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Brown, areolate lichen that generally has 0-1 apothecium per areole.

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The Acarospora fuscata

"Acarospora fuscata" is a glossy pale or yellowish-brown areolate lichen with angular areolas that grows up to 10 cm wide on non-calcareous rock in low and high elevations. It grows in Europe and North America. It grows in southern California and on the eastern part of the Sierra Nevada range. It may grow with the areolas disconnected. The areolas may lift at the edges, but the areolas do not overlap like true squamules. More common in the Sierras is the similar species "Acarospora thamnina", which.. more

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Similar species: Acarosporales

Species identified by Christine Young