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Green Rock-Posy

Scientific Name:

Rhizoplaca melanophthalma

Type:

Lichen

Habitat:

Exposed rock types of basalt, granite, and schist that occur in pinyon-juniper woodland and up to high-elevation forests

Range:

North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Antarctica

Status:

No listed status

This species is

NATIVE

to the Truckee Meadows.