Image of Gilded Sunshine Lichen
Description:
Habitat: At the tree line, S faced steep alpine grassland, open space, partly exposed to sun and rain, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 2-4 deg C, elevation 1.900 m (6.200 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: bark of a Larix decidua tree near its base, west oriented.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Nucletmycea
- Fungi (mushrooms, lichens, molds, yeasts and relatives)
- Dikarya
- Ascomycota (sac fungi)
- Lecanoromycetes
- Lecanorales
- Parmeliaceae
- Vulpicida (Sunshine lichens)
- Vulpicida pinastri (Gilded Sunshine Lichen)
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