Tiny Button Lichen

Amandinea punctata

Summary 1

Amandinea punctata (tiny button lichen) is a crustose brown to gray lichen that grows on wood and rock around the world. It grows on, not in the wood (epiphytic). It prefers bark that is acidic. In California, it is among the most common crustose lichens occurring on trees. Sometimes its thallus is absent, and branches may be covered in its lecideine apothecia. Because of its tolerance of low humidity, it is one of the few epiphytic...

References and/or Collections 2

Baltzo, "Lichens of Mt. Diablo State Park", 1989.
-Collection On Pinus sabiniana, on hike from road to North Peak.
-Collection Rock City.
-Collection Rock City.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. Adaptado por Cat Chang de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:155082?lang=
  2. (c) Cat Chang, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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