Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata) growing on a rotting tree branch.

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Size: 4539px × 3026px
Location: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, american, ascomycota, close, close-, fungi, fungus, lecanorales, lecanoromycetes, lichen, lichens, macro, nature, north, parmelia, parmeliaceae, sac, shield, states, sulcata, united, usa, wildlife