Black-Eyed Rosette Lichen
Physcia phaea
Fungi
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 20-50 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Decomposer
- Biome
- Rocky outcrops
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Spores
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Rare
About
Black-Eyed Rosette Lichen is a type of fungus that grows on trees. In the spring, it blooms with black eye-like spots.
Life cycle
- 1.sporeA microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
- 2.myceliumA thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
- 3.fruiting bodyA 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 phaea