Placopsis rhodocarpa

Placopsis rhodocarpa is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Trapeliaceae. It forms radiating, rosette-like crusts on rock and clayey soil, coloured dark green to pale greenish or whitish, and produces small granular soredia (powdery reproductive structures) as well as flat, pinkish cyanobacteria-containing structures. When fertile, the lichen bears fruiting bodies with rose-pink to red-brown discs and conspicuously thickened rims. The species has a Southern Hemisphere distribution, recorded from Ecuador and Bolivia southward into Chile,...