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Lobaria pulmonaria Lobaria pulmonaria (Tree Lungwort Lichen) growing on a black ash (Fraxinus nigra) tree in a hardwood swamp. Fraxinus nigra,Geotagged,Lobaria pulmonaria,Tree lungwort,United States,Winter,black ash,black ash swamp,hardwood swamp,lungwort lichen Click/tap to enlarge

Lobaria pulmonaria

Lobaria pulmonaria (Tree Lungwort Lichen) growing on a black ash (Fraxinus nigra) tree in a hardwood swamp.

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"Lobaria pulmonaria" is a large epiphytic lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium—a symbiosis involving members of three kingdoms of organisms.

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Similar species: Peltigerales
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Uploaded Feb 28, 2019. Captured Mar 10, 2015 18:37 in Skelton Township, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/3.2
  • 1/30s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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