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Lichen body composed of small flecks of greenish to orangish yellow on surface between the orange fruiting bodies (called apothecia) which are flat disks with paler rims.
In the wild, grows on basic (alkaline) rocks, such as limestone. With the advent of civilization it found the artificial alkaline rocks that humans make, such as concrete, cement and mortar, to be quite suitable. Occasional in Wildwood, on cement structures (the one shown in the top row was on a sewer access structure near the South Bridge), and on limestone rocks (the one shown in the lower two rows). Outside the Park, very common on sidewalks, and on the mortar of rock walls. |
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