Resurrection Lichen
Partially Dried
Green Scale
Patch
| Resurrection Lichen Partially Dried | | Green Scale Patch | | ||
 | Class: | Fungi (Fungi) - Sac Fungi (Ascomycota) - Lichenised Fungi (Lecanoromycetes) | |||
| Order: | Lichens (Lecanorales) | ||||
| Family: | Lichen (Parmeliaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Resurrection Lichen (Xanthoparmelia semiviridis) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍Several Moist🔎 | ||||
| Synonym: | Chondropsis semiviridis | ||||
Thank you Dr Kym Nicolson for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere This is a most remarkable species, and was probably the hook that started our interest in wildlife. During the dry, this looks like dried up leaf litter scattered on the ground. It's very light and gets blown around by the wind. You'd swear it's dead, but then add water (rain) and your specimen will magically come back to life, softening & greening up! | |||||
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