Identification: Lichen (green, orange, white)

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    allelopath Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Northern New Mexico, USA, on Basalt.
    Is this the same species in 3 different life stages?
    Or different species?
     

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    Frog Generous Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hi @allelopath
    Yup - different kinds of lichen here rather than stages: I see at least four here.
    Crustose are a bit challenging to ID ... with the yellow one I would start by looking at Acarospora and similar for regional species options.
    Lovely colours!
     
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    allelopath Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    I see only 3, the aforementioned green, orange, yellow.
    Where is the fourth?
     
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    The dark brown lichen between the others
     
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    allelopath Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    OIC. I thought that was just rock. Stealth lichen.
     
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    Frog Generous Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I so much love lichen for stealth! I've probably asked you this before @allelopath - do you have a handlens e.g. 10x mag or higher? If not, strongly recc. getting one as the stealth of tiny world is magnificent!
     
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    I do have a hand lens. I didn't occur to me to use it for lichen, so I'll give it a try.
     

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