Wednesday, May 5, 2021

May 5, 2021

The red stuff on this tree is Christmas Lichen Herpothallon rubrocinctum, scientifically
It's a subtropical lichen common in the south east
And it grows in shady swamps and forests on trees.

Location: Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Palm Bay

Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/464189-Herpothallon-rubrocinctum

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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