Candelaria concolor

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Common Name

Candleflame Lichen; Lemon Lichen

Family

Candelariaceae

Genus

Candelaria

Species

concolor

Synonyms

Caloplaca concolor; Teloschistes concolor; Physcia concolor; Lecanora concolor; Xanthoria concolor

Location Found

Unknown

Growth Structure

Foliose

Habitat

Extremely common and widespread on nutrient rich substrates. Often forming colonies along rain tracks on the trucks of trees.

Environmental Monitoring

It is generally a pollution tolerant species. It is tolerant to acidic pollution and reduced N. It is also an indicator species for sulphur dioxide and flouride in the environmnt.

Lab Storage

Comments

N/A

References

Brodo et al, 2001.; International Mycological Association, 2016.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.; Thormann, 2006.; Will-Wolf et al, 2015.