Species
Lobaria hallii (Gray lung lichen)
Lobaria hallii. Photo: (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Lobaria is a genus of lichens commonly known as “lungwort” or “lung moss” as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lung. Lobaria species are unusual in that they have a three-part symbiosis, containing a fungus, an alga and a cyanobacterium, the presence of the cyanobacterium allowing nitrogen fixation.
Sightings
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