Lichen

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A community for lichen enthusiasts to post photos, questions or to discuss the science of lichenology.

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there's no pleasure on earth quite like a good ~~lichen~~ (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Quill7513@slrpnk.net to c/Lichen@mander.xyz

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i don't know what it is, just that it brings me joy

edit: it's a misidentified moss. 34 years old and still learning new things everyday

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

i know it looks like a straight moss but this is a moss/fungus lichen colony.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My guess would be Peltigera but I'm on my phone in heavy sunlight.

Any other shots?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

just the one. my dog was needing to keep moving. let me look up peltigera…

[–] mechanismatic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So in this case is the moss the photosynthesizer of the lichen symbiotic network in conjunction with fungi and yeast...?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

maybe! i'm not well versed. all i know is that towards the edges you have the typical simple structure of moss but in the middle it's gotten to looking more like little yellow christmas trees