Fringed rosette lichen
A species of Rosette lichens Scientific name : Physcia tenella Genus : Rosette lichens
Fringed rosette lichen, A species of Rosette lichens
Scientific name: Physcia tenella
Genus: Rosette lichens
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Description
Physcia tenella grows initially in small rosettes, which later often flow together like a lawn. The lobules of the thallus are white gray to gray and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. The lobes end flat or in lip-shaped straightened soralen, where vegetative dissemination units (soredia) are formed. These "lip sensory" distinguish them from the otherwise very similar Physcia adscendens (which has helmet-like bulges at the lobes). Gray-white fibrils sit at the edges. Fruit bodies (apothecaries) are rarely trained.
Colors
Gray
Cream
Habitat
Twigs, bark, walls, rocks and tree trunks in urban areas
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General Info
Habitat
Twigs, bark, walls, rocks and tree trunks in urban areas
Growth Form
Parasitic
Endangered Species
No
Species Status
Widespread and common
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Sac fungi Class
Lecanoromycetes Order
Teloschistales Family
Physciaceae Genus
Rosette lichens Species
Fringed rosette lichen