Common name: Powdery Gold Speck Lichen
Family: Candelariaceae
Collection date: September 14, 2015
Habitat: Tree bark
Location: Hiram, Ohio
Description: Crustose yellow surface forming very small round patches. Thallus consists of yellow round, flat patches 0.2mm in diameter.
Collector: Katie Trushel
Key used:Walewski, Joe. (2007). Lichens of the North Woods. Kollath and Stensas Publishing. Minnesota.
Keying Steps: Trees and crustose section
Notes: Common on maple and aspen trees
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