Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Phaeophyscia hispidula (Ach.) Essl.
Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Phaeophyscia hispidula is bluish green in color and is dichotomously branched. It is a common upper elevation species. The giveaway is the fringe of black rhizines along the edge of the lobes and all the across underneath the bottom surface.
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Phaeophyscia hispidula, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, May 18, 2010
Phaeophyscia hispidula, macro of thallus and rhizines, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 31, 2018
Phaeophyscia hispidula, macro of thallus and rhizines, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, March 31, 2018
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