Pin lichen

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A pin lichen, or calicioid lichen, is a crustose lichen with small fruiting bodies pointing up that look like a dressmaker's pin.[1] It includes members of the lichen genera Calicium and Chaenotheca.[2]: 15 

References[]

  1. ^ Sharon Eversman, "Lichens in Yellowstone Park", Plan Your Visit, National Park Service
  2. ^ Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2


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