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Physcia pumilior - Rosette Lichen Foliose, pale gray-green lichenized fungus with flat, black apothecia (with gray-green collars). Apothecia are disc-like structures which contain spores. Physcia species are within the family Physciaceae and are considered lichen-forming fungi. Lichens are composite organisms comprised of a fungus being inhabited by algae or cyanobacteria.<br />
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Habitat:<br />
On a hardwood branch at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US<br />
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Habitat:<br />
On a hardwood branch at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US<br />
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Physcia pumilior - Rosette Lichen

Foliose, pale gray-green lichenized fungus with flat, black apothecia (with gray-green collars). Apothecia are disc-like structures which contain spores. Physcia species are within the family Physciaceae and are considered lichen-forming fungi. Lichens are composite organisms comprised of a fungus being inhabited by algae or cyanobacteria.

Habitat:
On a hardwood branch at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US

Physcia pumilior - Rosette Lichen Foliose, pale gray-green lichenized fungus with flat, black apothecia (with gray-green collars). Apothecia are disc-like structures which contain spores. Physcia species are within the family Physciaceae and are considered lichen-forming fungi. Lichens are composite organisms comprised of a fungus being inhabited by algae or cyanobacteria.<br />
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Habitat:<br />
On a hardwood branch at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US<br />
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The Physcia pumilior

Physcia pumilior is a lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae.

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Similar species: Teloschistales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jan 6, 2018. Captured Dec 2, 2017 10:17 in 221 Hopewell Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.

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