Lichens. Powdered orange (Xanthoria fallax, orange) and powdered rosette (Physcia caesia, grey) lichen on basalt rock. Lichens are organisms formed by

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Lichens. Powdered orange (Xanthoria fallax, orange) and powdered rosette (Physcia caesia, grey) lichen on basalt rock. Lichens are organisms formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and a green alga or cyanobacterium.

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