Lecanora laxa
Slacker's rim lichen
I don't know how this lichen got its name, common or scientific, but I think more organisms should be classified as "lax" or as "slackers" just to remind us all that we don't have to constantly be on our grind to get by. This crustose lichen has an inconspicuous, mostly endosubstratic (growing within the substrate) thallus of dull beige or yellow. It produces lecanorine apothecia which have a strongly constricted basal holdfast, and prominent, undulating margin. The apothecial discs of this species vary in color from beige to ochre to olive-green to gray, and are often covered in a layer of chalky pruina. L. laxa grows on acidic bark and wood, usually restricted to thin branches or twigs. It has a strong affinity for chaparral vegetation, and has been found in California and maybe in Spain? More work still needed, but not today. Today we are honoring our pal L. laxa and slacking off just a bit . . .
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