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Arthonia radiata (Asterisk Lichen) Arthonia radiata (Asterisk Lichen) growing on the smooth bark of a sapling sized balsam fir about 1 meter above the ground on the north side near the edge of the forest.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=52478" rel="nofollow">http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=52478</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/Arthonia_radiata.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/Arthonia_radiata.html</a> Arthonia astroidea,Arthonia radiata,Asterisk Lichen,Geotagged,Spring,United States,asterisk lichen Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Arthonia radiata (Asterisk Lichen)

Arthonia radiata (Asterisk Lichen) growing on the smooth bark of a sapling sized balsam fir about 1 meter above the ground on the north side near the edge of the forest.

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=52478

http://www.lichens.lastdragon.org/Arthonia_radiata.html

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The Asterisk Lichen

Arthonia radiata is with smooth thallu, greyish white crust with embedded, black, variable but usually irregularly stellate apothecia (typically 1-2mm in diameter); ascospores 3-septate.

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Similar species: Arthoniales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Feb 25, 2019. Captured Apr 29, 2016 15:50 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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