Might have posted something on this before but can’t find it. Many old cones of shore pine in the San Juan Islands carry a lichen community which includes Buellia punctata, Cliostomum griffithii and Lecanora confusa. https://northwest-lichenologists.wildapricot.org/page-1816539/144218547#photo The latter fluoresces an eye-catching red (xanthones?) under my 365nm LED UV flashlight. https://northwest-lichenologists.wildapricot.org/page-1816539/144218544#photo (For use with lichens these flashlights are problematic, as they emit quite a bit of other wavelengths. Discussed this with Bruce and Daphne some time ago. Even with 2 added UV-pass filters my flashlight gives off considerable blue light with which will induce fluorescence in some chemicals as will undesirable UV wavelengths.) "lichensmaritimes" has an entry for Lecanora confusa forme sur cônes de conifères - http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1223&lang=en
“Differs from the Lecanora confusa type by its very small apothecia and its occurrence on the upper side of the scales of coniferous cones that have fallen to the ground. Spores according to our measurements: 9-15 x 4-7 µm” My guess is that rather than being genetically distinct Lecanora confusa forme sur cônes de conifères comes about due to its environment. Looking into all this I came across some really beautiful drawings of redwood cones and lichens:
https://www.facebook.com/TheNaturalLine/photos/p.4838291222854637/4838291222854637/?type=3 from https://www.facebook.com/TheNaturalLine/posts/4838286199521806
video has soundtrack - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2816041375289239
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