Talk:Rusavskia elegans

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Did you know... that a study of lichen growth in the Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans (pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?

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The elegant sunburst lichen (Xanthoria elegans) is a lichen recognizable by its bright orange or red pigmentation. This species grows on rocks, often near bird or rodent perches. It has a circumpolar and alpine distribution. It was one of the first lichens to be used for the rock-face dating method known as lichenometry.Photo: Jason Hollinger

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