Lichen Species on a rock boulder. Bale Mountains. Thee to four thousand metres Ethiopia.

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Lichen Species. Bale Mountains. Ethiopia. Thee to four thousand metres Brightly coloured pigments protect from harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun-strong at high altitudes. Ground cover vegetation includes Alchemilla sp.

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