11009-00401 Coastal 'Splash zone' lichens, Yellow (Caloplaca circumlutosa), and White (Pertusaria graphica) encrust the rocks and boulders from just above high tide level. Common around many rocky coastlines. South East Island, Chathams Group *
11009-00407 Crustose lichen (Neofuscelia adpicta) decorating a river boulder in the Mackenzie Country *
DSC_ 6620 Coral lichen (Pulchrocladia retipora) a latticed fruticose lichen that grows on the ground and is native to Australia and New Zealand. When growing in large mats it can look like snow. Hence another common name “Snow lichen”. The network of holes in the branches are called fenestrations. The tiny brownish-red tips on the branches are the fungal component's fruiting bodies. Lewis Pass *
