Caloplaca sp.

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Common Name

Orange Lichen; Firedot Lichens; Jewel Lichens

Family

Teloschistaceae

Genus

Caloplaca

Species

sp.

Synonyms

N/A

Location Found

Unknown

Growth Structure

Crustose

Habitat

Commonly found on a variety of substrates such as rocks, wood and bark as well as mosses and vegetation.

Environmental Monitoring

N/A

Lab Storage

Comments

There are 133 North American species. Caloplaca species tend to be more orange than yellow when compared to other yellow lichens such as Candelariella.

References

Brodo et al, 2001.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.