Stats

Lifespan

20-60 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

The Star Rosette Lichen is a pale grey, fringed rosette lichen that lives on tree bark in North America. It tests positive for potassium in its upper cortex.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Order

Caliciales

Family

Physciaceae

Genus

Physcia

Species

Physcia stellaris