| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | RHIZOCARPON GEOGRAPHICUM |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | MAP LICHEN |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Crustose. The upper layer varies from yellow to green and covers a black under layer which shows through the cracks in the upper surface. The small spore producing apothecia are sunken black discs. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Common throughout. |
| HABITAT | On rocks around coastal and upland areas. |