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Pink Earth (Dibaeis bayomyces) observation by brendan kelly (#272)
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Observation on:
July 25, 2010 @ 9:00 | Posted on:
July 26, 2010 @ 20:43 (diff:
1 days)
verry strange ? and a patch of this was as big as a truck or bigger ?
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By Mac Pitcher on
7/30/2010 10:07:31 AM
This lichen is commonly referred to as "Pink Earth" (Dibaeis bayomyces, or Bayomyces roseus in older literature). It can be abundant on bare soil along roadsides, and is most obvious following a rain when the apothecia are at their brightest pink colour.)
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