Xanthoria parietina goes by many common names, including Yellow Scale Lichen, Common Orange Lichen [which is a very creative name, clearly] and maritime sunburst lichen. It's widely distributed, and grows on rocks, trees, and walls. It prefers wood to rock, and when growing on rocks often depends upon bird droppings for nutrients. This piece fell off a tree with a bit of loose dead bark.
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