Helsinki Rocks

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Rock with lichens, Kumpula, Helsinki.

Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].

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"I discovered the new species in 2007 while doing a survey for lichen diversity on Santa Rosa Island in California," said Kerry Knudsen, the lichen curator in the UCR Herbarium.
I suppose, if I wanted to make things easier, I would just start calling these the "Weekend Fractal" but it just doesn’t have the same ring.