Endocarpon pusillum

Endocarpon pusillum
Photo ©2005 Tad Beckman.

Endocarpon pusillum is a cosmopolitan lichen in soil crusts and is common in washes in southern California. It has muriform spores, hymenial algae, and long black rhizines. Voucher specimen deposited at the UCR Herbarium, specimen no. 2170.

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