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Orange Rock Hair

Trentepohlia aurea

Orange Rock Hair is a bright orange fungus that grows on rocks and trees. It looks like fuzzy hair and can be found in many places, especially in warm and humid areas.

Lebensraum: Tropical rainforests

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The Orange Rock Hair is a vibrant, fuzzy-looking alga that forms bright orange-red mats or patches. Its intense color, due to carotenoid pigments, makes it stand out on rocks and tree bark, looking almost like a rusty stain.

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Orange Rock Hair
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Orange Rock Hair

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

It can survive in extremely dry places, just waiting for the next rain shower.

Its intense orange color comes from the same pigments found in carrots!

Orange Rock Hair often grows on tree bark, making the trees look fuzzy and colorful!

Wow, this "plant" is actually an ALGA, more like pond scum than a tree!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sun Shield

Orange Rock Hair has special orange pigments called carotenoids that act like sunscreen, protecting it from intense sunlight.

Fähigkeit

Rock Grip

This alga has strong holdfasts that allow it to cling tightly to rough surfaces like rocks and bark, preventing it from being washed away.

Fähigkeit

Drought Master

Orange Rock Hair can dry out and enter a dormant state, then rehydrate and resume growth when water returns.

Maße und Details

Höhe
0.1-0.5 cm
Ausbreitung
1-20 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Common Orange Lichen

Xanthoria parietina

Its algal partner in this bright lichen.

symbiotic with

Monk's-hood Lichen

Hypogymnia physodes

Provides food for this leafy lichen species.

symbiotic with

Wall Cartwheel Lichen

Lecanora muralis

Algal component of this widespread lichen.

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not touch or eat wild fungi without asking an adult.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Orange Rock Hair?

0.1-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Orange Rock Hair?

1-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Orange Rock Hair?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Orange Rock Hair?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Orange Rock Hair?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man Orange Rock Hair normalerweise?

Tropical rainforests

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