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Physconia detersa Physconia detersa (Bottlebrush Frost Lichen). The soredia are not yellowish or yellowish-green as in Physconia enteroxantha. Growing on the trunk of a Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) at the edge of the woods, southwestern exposure, sunny for at least half the day.<br />
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Physconia detersa

Physconia detersa (Bottlebrush Frost Lichen). The soredia are not yellowish or yellowish-green as in Physconia enteroxantha. Growing on the trunk of a Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) at the edge of the woods, southwestern exposure, sunny for at least half the day.

Another view of this one:

Physconia detersa Physconia detersa (Bottlebrush Frost Lichen). The soredia are not yellowish or yellowish-green as in Physconia enteroxantha. Growing on the trunk of a Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) at the edge of the woods, southwestern exposure, sunny for at least half the day. Bottlebrush Frost Lichen,Geotagged,Physconia,Physconia detersa,Spring,United States

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Physconia detersa is a foliose lichen in the Physciaceae. Thallus pale gray-brown to dark red-brown, uniform and often shiny except for the white pruina on the lobes (sometimes confined to the tips); lobes flat to slightly up-turned and partly overlapping, (0.6-)1-2(-3) mm broad, bordered with marginal soralia containing brown to gray-green soredia (except for the growing tips); medulla white; lower surface black producing a thick mat of black, densely branched (like a bottle-brush) rhizines. Apothecia.. more

Similar species: Lecanorales
Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Apr 1, 2019. Captured Mar 29, 2019 15:02 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm