Stats

Lifespan: Decades
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Coastal woodland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Spores
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

Lace Lichen, also known as the Fishnet, is a pale yellowish-green to grayish-green fruticose lichen that grows up to a meter long, hanging from bark and twigs in a distinctive net-like or lace-like pattern that is unlike any other lichen in North America. Lace lichen is an important food source for deer in the Coast Range of California, and a source of nest material for birds.

Life cycle

1.
spore
A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2.
mycelium
A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
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: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Ramalina
Species: Ramalina menziesii