#Pilophorus robustus

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Pilophorus robustus

Robust matchstick lichen

Can you believe that things like this exist on the planet somewhere out there right now?!?! In the case of P. robustus, that somewhere happens to be in Arctic habitats. It has an evanescent thallus made up of gray-green and brown granules. It has thick pseudopodetia (stalks) topped with crowns of globose, black apothecia. P. robustus is rare, but never fret! Venture into far northern regions of North America, Greenland, and Europe and you may just find it growing on rocks and gravel in crowded little patches. 

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Pilophorus robustus, Robust Nail Lichen

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