Leioderma sorediata, called "treepelt lichen" or "mouse ears", growing on manzanita on sandunes along the Oregon coast. This small lichen is quite rare, and its habitat is seriously threatened by the invasion of broom shrubs.
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Leioderma sorediata, called "treepelt lichen" or "mouse ears", growing on manzanita on sandunes along the Oregon coast. This small lichen is quite rare, and its habitat is seriously threatened by the invasion of broom shrubs.
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| Photograph copyright Stephen/Sylvia Sharnoff | |