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Chenotheca furfuracea ("sulphur stubble lichen") on sandy soil, just north of San Francisco, California. These stalks are only a few millimeters tall. Related tiny lichens are used as indicators of undisturbed ecosystems.

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Photograph copyright Stephen/Sylvia Sharnoff