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Rinodina aspersa s.l. forme intermédiaire littorale.

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Family: PHYSCIACEAE

Habitat: Xeric supralittoral  zone

Description

    This morph grows on siliceous rocks in coastal areas, subjected to sea water splash and seaspray. It seems to be an intermediate between Rinodina aspersa subsp. aspersa growing on rocks inland not fertile but sorediate on inland  or coastal sheltered rocks, and  Rinodina aspersa subsp. atrocinerea that is fertile but devoid of soralia. This form can bear both soralia and apothecia on the same thallus or fertile thallus without sorelia and sterile thallus with sorelia on the same rock. See also Rinodina atrocinerea, that is a peculiar taxa of this group.*







Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 1
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 2
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 3
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 4
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 5
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 6
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 7
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Rinodina aspersa forma Crozon 9
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Rinodina aspersa forma Morgat 1
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Rinodina aspersa forma Morgat 2
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