the common orange lichen (xanthoria parietina) on a branch of old wild pear (pyrus communis)

background bark beauty branch bright brown buds close color colorful common crackedshield crottle environment flora foliose forest fungi fungus furrowed glaucous gray greenish growing hammered lecanora lichen lichens maritime nature orange parietina parmelia pear plant powdered rim scale shield spring sulcata sunburst sunlight sunny terminal texture thallus tree vegetative vivid white wild wood xanthoria yellow shoots thorny european pyrus communis