2011-09-28 Acarospora socialis H. Magn 242179

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Description: English: Acarospora socialis H. Magn. Image location: Castro Crest, Malibu Creek State Park, Los Angeles Co., California, USA HABITAT oldgrowth chaparral and conglomerate outcrops at top of high transverse ridge; SUBSTRATE north face of conglomerate cliff; ASPECT shaded; NOTES light yellow scattered small convex smooth areoles, light brown small flush apothecia 1 per areole, cortex K- C- KC- UV+yellow 350nm, medulla K- C- KC- UV+ice? 350nm, epihymenium brown thick POL+, hymenium hyaline POL-, cortex very thick golden-brown at margin POL+, algae irregular and thick POL-, some POL+ crystals under apothecia; SPORES ?. Recognized by sight Fertile thallus, at 30x, stacked. : For more information about this, see the observation page at Mushroom Observer. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Date: 28 September 2011. Source: : This image is Image Number 242179 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Author: : This image was created by user Jason Hollinger (jason) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−.