Orange-fruited elm-lichen  (Caloplaca luteoalba)

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Description

Orange-fruited elm-lichen is called a 'crustose' lichen from its crust-like texture. Its main body is light grey, and the fruiting bodies are orange and often very numerous on the surface of the lichen.

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