Xanthoria parientina is a very common orange lichen that will grow on many types of substrate. It is more deeply orange in sunlight and paler in shade
Xanthoria parientina is a very common orange lichen that will grow on many types of substrate. It is more deeply orange in sunlight and paler is shady areas
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Location: Scarborough, UK
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