Question: I hope that southern Quebec is not too far away from New England to post this question. I found this …
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I hope that southern Quebec is not too far away from New England to post this question. I found this pink lichen growing on a cut log in a woodpile in Gore, Quebec. The pink colour surprised me, and a quick Google search for pink lichen turns nothing up. How can I identify it, document it and responsibly collect it?
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Dear m_l_griffin, good afternoon. No, southern Quebec isn't too far away for most plants. We share tremendous similarity in our floras. However, lichens, as you likely know, aren't plants (but a symbiosis between an alga and a fungus). I'm not a lichenologist, so I can't help you with any confidence. That written, some lichens I do recognize, but not the one you have posted an image of. I'm sorry I can't assist you. I hope you learn who it is.
