Orange Lichen, Flinders Chase NP, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Copyright:
Steven David Miller
Media Type:
Digital Image
Orientation:
Vertical
Description:
Lichen covers many sections of the Remarkable Rocks in Flinders Chase National Park on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island. Lichen is the only organism that can grow on rocks: it secrets an acid that releases minerals and nutrients from the granite.