[All photos by Brendan Hodkinson]
[Funded by NSF Award DEB-0640956.]
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Lichens of Denali, Alaska
Alaska Lichen Photo Series, Part II: Lichens of Denali
Vulpicida tilesii
Sphaerophorus fragilis
Ochrolechia upsaliensis
Physconia muscigena
Xanthoria elegans
[All photos by Brendan Hodkinson]
[Funded by NSF Award DEB-0640956.]
[All photos by Brendan Hodkinson]
[Funded by NSF Award DEB-0640956.]
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Are these specific to Alaska, or specimens of more general lichens that you found there? Would they all be found in similar habitats?
ReplyDeleteThese species can all be found outside of Alaska as well, but they seem especially well-adapted to the Arctic weather!
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