Edrudia constipans (Nyl.) W.P.Jord. is a fungus in the Lecanoraceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Edrudia constipans (Nyl.) W.P.Jord.

Edrudia constipans (Nyl.) W.P.Jord.

Edrudia is a monotypic fungal genus in Lecanoraceae containing the endemic Farallon Islands lichen E. constipans.

Family
Genus
Edrudia
Order
Lecanorales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Edrudia constipans (Nyl.) W.P.Jord.

Edrudia is a fungal genus that belongs to the family Lecanoraceae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one single species: Edrudia constipans, which is a lichen that is endemic to the Farallon Islands of California. The genus Edrudia is named in honor of Emanuel David Rudolph, an American botanist and lichenologist.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Lecanoraceae Edrudia

More from Lecanoraceae

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