Xanthoparmelia semiviridis

Cooma, NSW

Xanthoparmelia semiviridis at Cooma, NSW - 17 Aug 2022
Xanthoparmelia semiviridis at Cooma, NSW - 17 Aug 2022
Xanthoparmelia semiviridis at Cooma, NSW - 17 Aug 2022
Xanthoparmelia semiviridis at Cooma, NSW - 17 Aug 2022
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Identification history

Xanthoparmelia semiviridis 10 Aug 2022 Heino1
Cladia sp. (genus) 2 Aug 2022 mahargiani

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User's notes

On open ground, covering extensive area. Minimal connection to ground and breaks up easily. Pieces not readily dispersed by wind even though it was strong.

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Heino1 wrote:
   10 Aug 2022
One of the so-called vagrant lichens (https://www.anbg.gov.au/lichen/ecology-vagrants.html). If you wet one of these it will open out, become greener and begin photosynthesizing. Then you can watch it dry and curl up again as it goes back to the dormant state.
mahargiani wrote:
   14 Aug 2022
Tried wetting a sample. Colour brightened, and it plumped up, becoming very much 3-dimensional rather than virtually flat as when it started dry.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 17 Aug 2022 04:48 PM Recorded on
  • mahargiani Recorded by

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  • Xanthoparmelia semiviridis Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 880.31m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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