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Normandina pulchella is a small squamulose lichen made up of pale green, scale-like units that grow over or among mosses. It is typically associated with humid bark and other moist woodland substrates, particularly where bryophytes provide a suitable surface for establishment. The species is of inte...
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Tiny shell-like scales with white rims are unusually charming and distinctive, earning strong naturalist appreciation.
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Endocarpon pusillum is a small squamulose lichen that grows on bare or moss-covered soil and soil over rock. Its brown to ochre squamules are usually attached to a dark basal layer and bear conspicuous black rhizines, while its immersed perithecia produce muriform spores. The species occurs on both...
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Scientifically unusual algae-bearing fruiting bodies and soil-crust ecology earn expert interest, despite tiny inconspicuous growth.
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