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Day: May 25, 2017

Emblem of the Golden State

Posted on 2017-05-252023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

Did you know that California has a state lichen? I didn’t either, and it turns out that we’ve had one for over a year! In January of 2016, California became the first state to adopt an official state lichen, and Ramalina menziesii joined the ranks of the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the California quail (Callipepla californica), the…

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