Weather (KIAH): Thunderstorm, rain. Temperature 12.8° (0.2° lower than normal), min. 11°, max. 14°, min. over preceding two weeks is 4°. Wind speed 17.2 km/hour. Precipitation 109.0 mm (2732% normal), preceding two weeks 10% normal, preceding two months 77% normal.
Identified species: Candelaria pacifica, Gallowayella weberi, Xanthocarpia feracissima, Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a granite tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) with millipeds on a granite tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Firedot lichen Caloplaca on a tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) on handshake symbol on a tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Headless marble statue with lichens on a child's tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Marble child's head with black and green lichens in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Stone flowers with orange lichens in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Handshake symbol with orange and green lichens on a marble tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Lichens on a marble tomb in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Bare-bottomed sunburst lichen (Xanthomendoza weberi, Gallowayella weberi) on a marble tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Bare-bottomed sunburst lichen (Xanthomendoza weberi, Gallowayella weberi) and another foliose lichen on a tomb in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Fern and ivy leaves covered by lichens on a tomb in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) on a marble rose in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Candleflame lichen Candelaria pacifica and another foliose lichen on a tomb in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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