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there's no pleasure on earth quite like a good lichen (slrpnk.net)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/Lichen@mander.xyz
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i don't know what it is, just that it brings me joy

edit: it's a misidentified moss. 34 years old and still learning new things everyday

unidentified lichen

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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Whose going to tell them?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    i know it looks like a straight moss but this is a moss/fungus lichen colony.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    So in this case is the moss the photosynthesizer of the lichen symbiotic network in conjunction with fungi and yeast...?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago

    maybe! i'm not well versed. all i know is that towards the edges you have the typical simple structure of moss but in the middle it's gotten to looking more like little yellow christmas trees

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    • [–] 5 points 11 months ago*

    Looks like moss to me, I don't think lichenized moss is a thing. Some close up shots would help.

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    [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I asked the instructor of a lichen class I took a couple months ago and this was her response to the photo:

    It's just moss with some dry spots in it. Mosses don't lichenize; the photosynthesizer is going to be either an algae, a cyanobacteria, or both.

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