Identificaciones de tzaddi

Super cool lichen growing on relatively flat soil in the shade of coast live oaks.

Both the squamules and podetia are quite stiff and hard, unlike mosses and liverworts and hornworts which are much softer and fleshier. Also, unlike the mosses, liverworts and hornworts which look significantly different when wet or dry (generally more shriveled when dry), this lichen looks essentially the same when wet or dry - just a slight color change.