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This is Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa,
Also called Tumbleweed Lichen
It is thought to be occasionally toxic
To some ruminants such as antelope and bison.
Guest Photographer: Joy Handley
(Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa) poisoning in a domestic sheep model
Photo © 2020 Joy Handley, text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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