description Dirinaria applanata Overview
Dirinaria applanata is a foliose lichen in the family Caliciaceae that grows on bark, wood, and, less often, rock in tropical and subtropical regions. Its thallus is closely appressed or partly agglutinated, gray to bluish gray or nearly white, with narrow radiating lobes, white pruina, and powdery soralia that produce vegetative propagules. The combination of appressed lobes, pruina, and farinose soralia helps distinguish it from related Dirinaria species.
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What type of lichen is Dirinaria applanata?
Dirinaria applanata is a foliose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Its body forms a leafy, flattened thallus rather than a branching or crust-like structure.
What does Dirinaria applanata look like?
The thallus is closely appressed or partly agglutinated, with narrow radiating lobes. Its color can range from gray or bluish gray to nearly white.
Where does Dirinaria applanata grow?
It commonly grows on bark and wood in tropical and subtropical regions. It can also occur on rock, although that is described as less frequent.
Is Dirinaria applanata a moss?
No, Dirinaria applanata is a lichen, which is a partnership involving a fungus and a photosynthetic organism. Its flattened foliose body can resemble a small leafy plant, but it is not moss.
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