Lichen

Lichen with a green tint and black apothecia growing on a small rock in a mixed forest (mostly oak, hemlock, maple, birch).

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I found this:
http://lichenportal.org/portal/checklists/dynamicmap.php?interface=key

It has a very clunky interface, but I replicated the geotag you shared in JD on to that map somwhat (placed it near "Sharon"), and gave it a 10km radius. After clicking "Build checklist", it returned a checklist of 30 lichen species, which seems manageable. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Oh wow, thanks for sharing the link...I had no idea I could narrow down my search that way. I wonder if the green on this lichen is a secondary fungus that's growing on it...Or, maybe it's the fungal component of the lichen. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I have no idea, I barely even understand lichens. One I found in Colombia is described as to containing hundreds of individual species, but I don't even comprehend what that means. Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Wow! Sounds like a macrolichen. With so many species in one lichen, it’s almost like it is it’s own little ecosystem. Posted 7 years ago

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By Christine Young

Uploaded May 19, 2018. Captured Mar 31, 2018 11:58 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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