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Lichen - Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Many thanks to Kay Newbury at Reading University for the identification of this Lichen species - Phaeophyscia orbicularis - A grey or grey-brown "leafy" lichen with narrow lobes. The centre of the thallus shows areas where granules are breaking out from inside the thallus. Found on rock and bark.

Basic species description for Lichens.

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