Teloschistaceae

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Teloschistales Teloschistaceae
Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th.Fr.

Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th.Fr.

Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th.Fr.

Caloplaca cerina is a variable crustose lichen commonly found growing on the bark of poplar and elm trees.

Blastenia ferruginea (Huds.) A.Massal.

Blastenia ferruginea (Huds.) A.Massal.

Blastenia ferruginea (Huds.) A.Massal.

Blastenia ferruginea is a lichen with distinct morphological traits, cosmopolitan distribution, and declining populations in many European regions.

Pyrenodesmia variabilis (Pers.) A.Massal.

Pyrenodesmia variabilis (Pers.) A.Massal.

Pyrenodesmia variabilis (Pers.) A.Massal.

Pyrenodesmia variabilis is a crustose lichen that grows mostly on limestone rock and stonework, with a broad distribution across the Northern Hemisphere.

Leproplaca cirrochroa (Ach.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Leproplaca cirrochroa (Ach.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Leproplaca cirrochroa (Ach.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Leproplaca cirrochroa is a distinctive widely distributed orange lichen species with characteristic morphological and chemical features.

Gyalolechia flavovirescens (Wulfen) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia flavovirescens (Wulfen) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia flavovirescens (Wulfen) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia flavovirescens is a saxicolous crustose lichen from the Teloschistaceae family.

Gyalolechia fulgens (Sw.) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia fulgens (Sw.) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia fulgens (Sw.) Søchting, Frödén & Arup

Gyalolechia fulgens is a distinctively coloured placodioid lichen with a wide distribution across many regions of the world.

Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia is a Teloschistaceae lichen, recorded as a host for the lichenicolous fungus Muellerella lichenicola in Sicily.

Variospora flavescens (Huds.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora flavescens (Huds.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora flavescens (Huds.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora flavescens is an orange placodioid lichen that mostly grows on calcareous stone with a wide recorded distribution.

Variospora thallincola (Wedd.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora thallincola (Wedd.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora thallincola (Wedd.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora thallincola is a widely distributed bright orange placodioid lichen that grows on siliceous rocky coasts.

Kuettlingeria teicholyta (Ach.) Trevis.

Kuettlingeria teicholyta (Ach.) Trevis.

Kuettlingeria teicholyta (Ach.) Trevis.

Kuettlingeria teicholyta is a lichen with characteristic placodioid thallus traits, found across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.

Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.

Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.

Xanthoria parietina is a widespread, resilient foliose lichen with a history of use in traditional medicine.

Xanthoria calcicola Oxner

Xanthoria calcicola Oxner

Xanthoria calcicola Oxner

Xanthoria calcicola is a crustose rock- and bark-dwelling lichen in Teloschistaceae, found across southern temperate Europe and west Asia.

Xanthoria aureola (Ach.) Erichsen

Xanthoria aureola (Ach.) Erichsen

Xanthoria aureola (Ach.) Erichsen

Xanthoria aureola is a yellow-to-orange foliose seashore lichen native to European coasts, often studied for its stress tolerance.

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Gallowayella hasseana (Räsänen) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella hasseana (Räsänen) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella hasseana is a yellowish-orange rosette-forming lichen that grows mainly on poplar bark in open or shaded areas.

Gallowayella fulva (Hoffm.) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella fulva (Hoffm.) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella fulva (Hoffm.) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella fulva is a widely distributed foliose lichen found on bark (rarely rock) in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Gallowayella weberi (S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella weberi (S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella weberi (S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, Hur & A.Thell

Gallowayella weberi is a foliose lichen native to central and eastern North America that grows on bark, rock, and artificial substrates.

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Oxneria fallax (Arnold) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt

Oxneria fallax (Arnold) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt

Oxneria fallax, the hooded sunburst lichen, is a small foliose lichen that grows mostly on bark across most of the world outside dry regions.

Xanthoria ulophyllodes Räsänen

Xanthoria ulophyllodes Räsänen

Xanthoria ulophyllodes Räsänen

Xanthoria ulophyllodes is a mostly saxicolous Teloschistaceae lichen, formally described in 1931, called powdery sunburst lichen in North America.

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Golubkovia trachyphylla (Tuck.) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, Jung Kim, M.H.Jeong, N.N.Yu, A.S.Kondr. & Hur

Golubkovia trachyphylla (Tuck.) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, Jung Kim, M.H.Jeong, N.N.Yu, A.S.Kondr. & Hur

Golubkovia trachyphylla is the only species in the single-species genus Golubkovia, a yellow-orange crustose placodioid rock lichen found in arid areas of Asia and North America.

Polycauliona bolacina (Tuck.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Polycauliona bolacina (Tuck.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Polycauliona bolacina (Tuck.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Polycauliona bolacina is a lichen with a yellow-orange waxy thallus and distinct morphological characteristics.

Polycauliona candelaria (L.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona candelaria (L.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona candelaria (L.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona candelaria is a bark-dwelling Teloschistaceae lichen formally described in 1753, reclassified to its current genus in 2013.

Polycauliona coralloides (Tuck.) Hue

Polycauliona coralloides (Tuck.) Hue

Polycauliona coralloides (Tuck.) Hue

Polycauliona coralloides is a littoral yellow-orange dwarf-fruticose lichen found on Pacific North American seashores.

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Igneoplaca ignea (Arup) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, Jung Kim, M.H.Jeong, N.N.Yu, A.S.Kondr. & Hur

Igneoplaca ignea (Arup) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell, Jung Kim, M.H.Jeong, N.N.Yu, A.S.Kondr. & Hur

Igneoplaca ignea is a crustose lichen found in Baja Mexico and southern California, growing on acidic rock in sunny areas.

Polycauliona polycarpa (Hoffm.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona polycarpa (Hoffm.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona polycarpa (Hoffm.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Polycauliona polycarpa is a bark-dwelling foliose lichen commonly called pin-cushion sunburst lichen in northern North America.

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