Extract from Wikipedia article: Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, often referred to as the gold-eye lichen or golden-eye, is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the rim. It has a global distribution, but is often localized and rare in many parts of its range. Colonies most often form along coastal areas.
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) with oddly shaped reproductive structures on a twig picked under an oak on campus of Texas A and M University after a tropical storm "Ike". College Station, Texas, September 13, 2008
Gold colored reproductive organs surrounded by "eye lashes" of Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 28, 2008
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a twig in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 28, 2008
Shrubby body of Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a tree branch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 28, 2008
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)(?) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 1, 2012 Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, Farm-to-Market Road 1155, Washington, Washington County, Texas, 77880, United States
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a fallen oak branch in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2017 Bee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a huisache(?) tree in abandoned TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2019 530 Floriculture Rd, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) with other lichens on a branch of huisache(?) tree in abandoned TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2019 530 Floriculture Rd, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Tuft of golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a huisache(?) tree in abandoned TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2019 530 Floriculture Rd, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Close up of apothecia of golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a huisache(?) tree in abandoned TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2019 530 Floriculture Rd, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a stone chest of Virgin Mary statue in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019 19724 Washington Cemetary Rd, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Golden-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a twig on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024 Burleson County, Texas, United States
Apothecia of golden-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) on a twig on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024 Burleson County, Texas, United States
Golden-eye (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) and other fruticose lichens when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024
Golden-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 1, 2024