Thomas Bancroft Photography

Shield Lichen - Parmelia sp.

The shield lichen seemed to flow down this tree trunk as it had oozed from someplace toward the upper left. The bumps and rolls were like the buckling of basalt lava as it flowed from a fissure.

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Image Size: 2500x1663 / 2.4MB; Bryophytes Lichens Parmelia sp. Shield or Waxpaper Lichen
Contained in galleries: Bryophytes - Deception Pass State Park

The shield lichen seemed to flow down this tree trunk as it had oozed from someplace toward the upper left. The bumps and rolls were like the buckling of basalt lava as it flowed from a fissure.