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On a Hawthorn twig.
· Date: Wed February 15, 2012 · Views: 391
· Filesize: 70.6kb, 444.5kb · Dimensions: 1200 x 707 ·
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AlanS
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Sun April 1, 2012 8:19am

I am sure that this is Xanthoria parietina, not X. polycarpa. The thallus lobes are too broad and spreading for the latter species. They are much confused!



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