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Lichen (
Bacidia incompta
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The lichen Bacidia incompta does not have a common name. The Generic part of the scientific name, Bacidia means 'rod-shaped' and...
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Lichen (
Calicium corynellum
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This species is commonly called a 'pin-head' lichen as the fruiting bodies (the structures that produce the lichen's spores) are...
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Lichen (
Caloplaca aractina
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Caloplaca aractina is a 'crustose' lichen; one with a crusty-like appearance. The body of the lichen (its thallus) is an oily dark...
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Lichen (
Opegrapha paraxanthodes
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This lichen grows in a crust-like fashion; the thallus is thin and pale greenish-yellow in colour with a cracked surface. The Latin...
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Lichen (
Teloschistes chrysopthalmus
)
This lichen is a 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' species; it is composed of branching lobes that form small orange tufts, which are almost...
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