Salted Shell Lichen in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/5/2015).
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Status
Coccocarpia palmicola is an uncommon foliose lichen found in the Eastern US. It grows on shaded trees and mossy stones. Coccocarpia erythroxyli has also been reported from Maryland.
Description
The upper surface of Salted Shell Lichen is dark blue-gray with rounded lobes. The surface typically has many (sometimes few) cylindrical or globose isidia. The lower surface is covered in a thick tomentum.
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Salted Shell Lichen in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/5/2015).
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