Caloplaca albovariegata

Caloplaca albovariegata (variegated orange lichen) is a gray, blue-gray, or dark green[1] crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks in areas of western North America such as Arizona and California.[2] It is common in the Mojave Desert.[1] It has no prothallus.[2] It is in the Caloplaca fungus genus of the Teloschistaceae family.[2] It is similar to Caloplaca peliophylla, which has lighter brown apothecia discs and more narrow spore isthmus.[2]

Caloplaca albovariegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
Order:
Teloschistales
Family:
Teloschistaceae
Genus:
Caloplaca
Species:
C. albovariegata
Binomial name
Caloplaca albovariegata

See also

References
  1. Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
  2. Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life
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