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Did you know... that a study of
lichen growth in the
Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans(pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?
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The elegant sunburst lichen (Xanthoria elegans) is a
lichen recognizable by its bright orange or red pigmentation. This species grows on rocks, often near bird or rodent perches. It has a circumpolar and
alpine distribution. It was one of the first lichens to be used for the rock-face dating method known as
lichenometry.Photo: Jason Hollinger
A fact from Rusavskia elegans appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 February 2009, and was viewed approximately 3,012 times (
disclaimer) (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that a study of
lichen growth in the
Canadian Rockies showed that Xanthoria elegans(pictured) expands at a rate of 0.5 mm per year for the first century before slowing down?
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The elegant sunburst lichen (Xanthoria elegans) is a
lichen recognizable by its bright orange or red pigmentation. This species grows on rocks, often near bird or rodent perches. It has a circumpolar and
alpine distribution. It was one of the first lichens to be used for the rock-face dating method known as
lichenometry.Photo: Jason Hollinger