Leafy foliose lichen, green grey in color. I found this on a deciduous tree.
This lichen common in the western United States. It is very rare in Michigan.
Growing in between branches on an apple tree. Very loosely attached to the branch.
Growing on the branches and bark of an apple tree. Grows in patches.
The Parmeliaceae are a family of lichens (or, more strictly, a family of fungi, one of the symbionts that constitute the lichens). It is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi, with over 2000 species and 83 genera. Species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and may be found in a wide range of climatic regions. Based on analysis of the sequences ssu mitochondrial DNA sequences, the Parmeliaceae are a monophyletic group.
