Caloplaca albovariegata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Caloplaca |
Species: | C. albovariegata |
Binomial name | |
Caloplaca albovariegata (B.de Lesd.) Wetmore (1995) | |
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Caloplaca albovariegata, the variegated orange lichen,[1] is a gray, blue-gray, or dark green[2] crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks in areas of western North America such as Arizona and California.[3] It is common in the Mojave Desert.[2] It has no prothallus.[3] It is in the genus Caloplaca in the family Teloschistaceae.[3] It is similar to Caloplaca peliophylla, which has lighter brown apothecial discs and a narrower spore isthmus.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Caloplaca albovariegata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- 1 2 Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
- 1 2 3 4 Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life
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