Boreal felt lichen

Erioderma pedicellatum

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Erioderma pedicellatum is a medium-sized, foliose lichen in the family Pannariaceae, commonly called boreal felt lichen because of its fuzzy appearance. It grows on trees in damp boreal forests along the Atlantic coast, as well as in southcentral Alaska. It is currently one of the most endangered lichens in the world.

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  1. (c) Einar Timdal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/248390.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erioderma_pedicellatum

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