Caloplaca albovariegata
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms
  • Pyrenodesmia albovariegata B.de Lesd. (1942)

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

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Caloplaca albovariegata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
  3. 1 2 3 4 Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life


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