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Nephroma arcticum

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  • Image author: Saskatchewan Education ©
  • The foliose lichens form a broad, flat, leaf-like thallus. Some are found on dry rock surfaces, but more commonly they are found on the forest floor. On the underside of the thallus there are thread-like rhizines, made of tightly woven hyphae. They anchor the lichen, and can conduct water in capillary spaces between the fungal strands.
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  • Website: Saskatchewan Flora and Fauna

 

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