Wolf Lichen (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Wolf Lichen

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This lichen community is typical of the study area. The bright chartreuse lichen is wolf lichen (Letharia), which is poisonous and is said to have killed wolves historically in Scandinavia.

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Jesse Miller/UC Davis

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