![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/07t.jpg) Lichen Phyllopsora parvifolia or may be Cladonia on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/31t.jpg) Loop lichen (Hypotrachyna) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/14t.jpg) Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/32t.jpg) Loop lichen (Hypotrachyna) on tree bark on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/08t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/27t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/29t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on bark of a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/30t.jpg) Close up of white fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on bark of a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/16t.jpg) Loop lichen Parmelinopsis minarum (Hypotrachyna minarum) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/22t.jpg) Rosette lichen Physcia(?) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/06t.jpg) Parmotrema together with loop lichen (Hypotrachyna)(?) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/23t.jpg) Rosette lichen Physcia(?) on tree bark on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/16t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/22t.jpg) Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/26t.jpg) Catkin of elm tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/12t.jpg) Rough speckled shield lichen (Punctelia rudecta) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/25t.jpg) Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/22t.jpg) Streaked rosette lichen (Physcia atrostriata) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/05t.jpg) Palm ruffle lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/04t.jpg) Brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on an oak(?) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/21t.jpg) Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana) on a pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/23t.jpg) Liverwort Leucolejeunea conchifolia(?) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/06t.jpg) Exoskeleton of a molted cicada on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/13t.jpg) Small reddish-brown tree liverwort Frullania on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/20t.jpg) Tree stipplescale lichen Placidium arboreum on a large winged elm near a creek, on mossy side opposite to the creek near Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/15t.jpg) Loop lichen Parmelinopsis minarum (Hypotrachyna minarum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/13t.jpg) Bright green lichen Phyllopsora near the base of a fallen oak on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/28t.jpg) Underside pore surface of Favolus mushroom fallen from a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2436/jpeg/17t.jpg) Lichen Phyllopsora confusa on an oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 26, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/17t.jpg) Common tree dwelling moss Leucodon julaceous on a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2669/jpeg/05t.jpg) Lichen Cryptothecia striata on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/21t.jpg) Rounded green lobes of tree stipplescale lichen (Placidium arboreum) on a large winged elm near a creek, on mossy side opposite to the creek near Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/14t.jpg) Tiny round squamules of bright green lichen Phyllopsora near the base of a fallen oak on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/21t.jpg) Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/19t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on an oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2918/jpeg/11t.jpg) Lace-scale lichen (Phyllopsora parvifolia) on a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 24, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/18t.jpg) Some corticioid fungus on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2669/jpeg/06t.jpg) Brick-spored firedot lichen Brigantiaea leucoxantha on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/25t.jpg) Turbin lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) at the base of a broken pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/26t.jpg) Some green moss together with tree ruffle liverwort on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2829/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tree stipplescale lichen (Placidium arboreum) with green mosses on a large fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, December 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2829/jpeg/14t.jpg) Green lobes of tree stipplescale lichen (Placidium arboreum) on a large fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, December 12, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/17t.jpg) Young leaves of a small tree near a creek on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/20t.jpg) Coral slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/24t.jpg) Common blue violet (Viola sororia) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/18t.jpg) Mushrooms Pyronema omphalodes on a bonfire site on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/27t.jpg) Epiphytic foliose cyanolichen Leptogium cyanescens (blue jellyskin) on a tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of Pyronema omphalodes mushrooms on a bonfire site on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/24t.jpg) Pineapple bolete mushroom (Boletellus ananas) growing at the base of a pine tree on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/10t.jpg) Wasp nest slime mold (Metatrichia vesparia) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/09t.jpg) Wasp nest sporangia of slime mold Metatrichia vesparia on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2669/jpeg/16t.jpg) Mosses and some grey lichen on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 22, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/12t.jpg) Close up of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis fusca) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/21t.jpg) Dirinaria(?) lichen on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/09t.jpg) Shoot of oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/14t.jpg) Shoot of elm on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2446/jpeg/11t.jpg) Brown sporangia of chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis fusca) on a fallen pine on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/01t.jpg) Eyelash lichen (Bulbotrix) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/25t.jpg) Loop lichen (Hypotrachyna) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/13t.jpg) Young leaves of elm on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stereum mushrooms on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2526/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dayflower (Commelina) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2526/jpeg/19t.jpg) Leucoagaricus mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/05t.jpg) Dayflower (Commelina) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dirinaria(?) lichen with a blue tint on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/06t.jpg) Rosette lichen Physcia erumpens(?) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ruffle lichen (Parmotrema), may be P. gardneri, on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/18t.jpg) Shield lichen Canoparmelia caroliniana on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/23t.jpg) Fruiticose lichen Ramalina sorediosa(?) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/02t.jpg) Speckled shield lichen (Punctelia) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/03t.jpg) Eyelash lichen (Bulbotrix) on tree bark on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming dayflower (Commelina) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/08t.jpg) Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/10t.jpg) Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/16t.jpg) Palm ruffle lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/15t.jpg) Grey lichen on tree bark in floodplain area on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/26t.jpg) Shield lichen Canoparmelia caroliniana on a deciduous tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/05t.jpg) Carolina shield lichen (Canoparmelia caroliniana) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2448/jpeg/22t.jpg) Shield lichen Canoparmelia caroliniana on tree bark on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/11t.jpg) White fringe lichen (Heterodermia albicans) on a tree on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2449/jpeg/07t.jpg) Rosette lichen Physcia erumpens(?) on tree bark on Alligator Branch section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 17, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2526/jpeg/31t.jpg) Chamberbitter plant (stonebreaker, Phyllanthus) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2526/jpeg/24t.jpg) Encrusting fungus Sebacina incrustans on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/07t.jpg) Violet woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/02t.jpg) Rose vervain (Glandularia canadensis) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/02t.jpg) Purple dewdrop (Lobelia puberula) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/04t.jpg) Dissected milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/14t.jpg) Leaves of Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/25t.jpg) Elephant foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/13t.jpg) Bolete mushroom Suillus hirtellus on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2456/jpeg/01t.jpg) Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2559/jpeg/30t.jpg) Western ironweed (Vernonia baldwini) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 11, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2457/jpeg/05t.jpg) Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 1, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2554/jpeg/02t.jpg) Western ironweed (Vernonia baldwini) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, July 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2563/jpeg/04t.jpg) Crust fungus Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) on a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 7, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2526/jpeg/33t.jpg) Invasive plants of stonebreaker (Phyllanthus) on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, June 11, 2019
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