Taking care of friend's dog and I captured this on our walk. iNat says “Pelt Lichen” or better yet “Dog Lichen”. Wikipedia took it one step further, “Because its reproductive bodies resemble the teeth of a dog, it was used as a treatment for rabies in the European Middle Ages”. No mention if said treatment was any good.
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Sophie, our friend’s dog, looking a little forlorn. She is possibly a Kelpie with mostly dark hair, highlights of brown on legs, sad eyebrows, and muzzle with ears that brush up against low earth satellites.
A mat of dark lichen covering a boulder with a reddish brown “teeth” sticking out