Xanthoria parietina Lichen
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Xanthoria parietina Lichen
Image: © Phil Brandon Hunter Taken: 7 Jun 2023
The lichen 'Xanthoria parietina' seen on the bark of a field maple on Limes Land in Tenterden, Kent. The green-yellow thallus (main body) is leaf-like and slightly wrinkled. The disc-shaped fruiting bodies are orange with paler rims and contain the ascus (a sac containing the spores). Image ref:P6070043a2g.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.070188
Longitude
0.702723