Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Letharia vulpina

 
Original - The lichen Letharia vulpina photographed on Pseudotsuga macrocarpa at Mt. Gleason, San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA.
Reason
High quality, with fantastic contrast and colours. Looks great at high resolution, and is highly encyclopedic as a great illustration of a specific species.
Articles this image appears in
Letharia vulpina
Creator
Jason Hollinger

Not promoted MER-C 07:38, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]