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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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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[–] mechanismatic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I asked the instructor of a lichen class I took a couple months ago and this was her response to the photo:

It's just moss with some dry spots in it. Mosses don't lichenize; the photosynthesizer is going to be either an algae, a cyanobacteria, or both.

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

today i learned!