Golden hair lichen  (Teloschistes flavicans)

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Description

The golden-hair lichen is a striking 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' tufted lichen, which is a bright orange colour (3) with highly branched, flattened lobes (2). The name of the genus Teloschistes means 'split ends' (2).

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