From 9.29.26-10.5.26 my father, sister and I drove from Chicago, IL to Las Vegas, NM and back. This is part of Day 5.
See all of the New Mexico trip posts at New Mexico 2026.
Note: none of these lichen have been identified to species. Aside from the Speckled Greenshield lichen at the bottom of the post, all of these lichens are using descriptors, not names.
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| Bright orange lichen and greenish leafier lichen with big purple spore organs |
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| Crusty lichens |
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| Lichen-covered rock |
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| This is your average lichen coverage on a rock at Randall Davey Audubon Center |
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| Deep violet spore-producing organs (specifically apothecia in this case) |
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| So cool |
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| Crusty lichens (crustose) |
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| Leafy and lobe-y lichens (foliose) |
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| Crustose lichens |
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| Large foliose lichen and various other crustose and foliose lichens |
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| Foliose lichen |
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| Sparse lichen |
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| Crustose licen |
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| More of that big leafy lichen with big purple apothecia |
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| Crustose lichen anda small pale green foliose lichen peach-colored apothecia |
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| Crustose fungi |
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| Very flat lichen |
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| Cool lighting |
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| Foliose lichen |
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| Lichen-covered rock |
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| More large foliose lichen with big purple apothecia |
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| Bright eggy orange-yellow crusty lichen |
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| Very flat lichen |
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| More very flat lichen |
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| Foliose lichen around extremely flat crustose lichen |
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| Extremely flat lichens are common on rocks in harsh areas, like a desert |
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| So much lichen |
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| SO MUCH LICHEN!!!!!!!! |
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| Very flat crustose lichen with lots of apothecia |
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| Fungus, possibly (though probably not) lichen |
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| Big foliose lichen |
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| Crustose lichen |
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| Lichen on a branch |
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| Lichen on bark |
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| Other lichens on bark, plus some moss |
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| Unidentified species of speckled greenshield lichens |
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