Sunburst lichen

Sunburst lichen is the common name of generally orange fioliose lichens that are members of the genus Xanthoparmelia or genus Xanthoria.[1]:130, 143 "Xantho" means "yellow".[2]

References

  1. Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
  2. Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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