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Growing amongst Xanthoria parieatina in coastal grassland at Ardnave, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides. Cilia visible.
· Date: Sat June 11, 2011 · Views: 741
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Sun October 16, 2011 4:37am

Confirming that the main orange lichen is Xanthoria parietina (Sunburst Lichen, or other more recently made up and less appropriate common names), and the grey one that is the actual subject of the photograph is Physcia adscendens.
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