#Parmotrema xanthinum

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Parmotrema xanthinum

Madagascar ruffle lichen

For a long time, I was one of those no pink, no sparkles, no sequins, and absolutely NO RUFFLES kinda girls (unless we are talking about the cheddar and sour cream chip variety). But as I have matured I have realized that denying myself the pleasures of traditionally feminine things didn’t make me any cooler than other girls, and that things like pink and glitter and ruffles don’t belong to any one gender. Just look at P. xanthium, in all its ruffled glory, not ascribing to any forced gender stereotypes. This foliose lichen has a pale yellow-green upper surface and a brown-black lower surface, and cylindrical, ciliate isidia. It is rare, only growing on rock and cacti in  neotropical regions of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. 

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