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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]

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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. ^ a b Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
  3. ^ a b c d Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life