#rhizocarpon

[lichenaday]

I found a cliff absolutely covered in Rhizocarpon geographicum! So happy greetings from Uppland, Sweden, the home of so much map lichen.

Oh that's a good fuckin' cliff, right there.

[mostlynaturepartiallyman]

Over 10 beautiful lichen species share this little piece of a rock. Laxfjället, Sweden.

[drhoz]

#2310 - Rhizocarpon sp. - Map Lichens

Crustose lichens found growing on rock, and sometimes parasitising other lichens. The colonies usually have a black border of fungal hyphae - leading to the geographic name. Most common in arctic and alpine environments, but also found throughout temperate, subtropical, and sometimes tropical biomes.

A genus of uncertain size - the species are variable in appearance, and many have been synonimised, and molecular evidence strongly suggests that some currently nested within the genus should be split off. Current estimates put the count at somewhere between 75 and 400.

Mount Ruapehu, North Island Volcanic Plateau, New Zealand

[vothnthorvaldson-blog]

Complex Rhizocarpon geographicum (map lichen) and Xanthoparmelia pulla on brick tile.

Saône-et-Loire, France. February 12, 2024.

[mytheetarecold]

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Made a free CSP brush, but if you donate Clippy points to me I appreciate it xD

[montaralin]

I keep finding more material in the archives for #lichenappreciationmonth. Check out all that lovely #rhizocarpon. Can't help but #lichen all that diversity. (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqcjluHltlF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=155ungm7424ot

[linglingm]

The earth has its music for those who will listen 🎼 . . . . . . . . #riojeweler #rhizocarpon #livingstone #lichen #natural #christmas #passion #love

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