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Vivid orange on an aqueduct in the Azores (lemmy.zip)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/Lichen@mander.xyz
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This bright orange lichen grows all over the old stones on the main island of São Miguel, as well as on some trees. It made driving a bit easier where it grew near roads like high visibility paint.

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[–] [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Here it is on a tree. It consistently grew on this species but not others.

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    • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Damn that's nice

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    [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    This is interesting! Are you sure it's a lichen and not an algae? I'm no expert, but it looks closer to Orange Rock Hair algae, with the velvet looking texture. Do you have any close up photos?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 6 months ago

    Unfortunately I didn't take any closeups. After some searching I think this was probably xanthoria. It was dry, flakey, and had those fairy cup fruiting bodies. Not so obvious in any of my pics.

    Here is the other I took.

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