Tomnashia luteominia (Tuck.) S.Y.Kondr. & Hur is a fungus in the Teloschistaceae family, order Teloschistales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.
Tomnashia luteominia (Tuck.) S.Y.Kondr. & Hur
Red firedot lichen Tomnashia luteominia is a crustose rock-dwelling lichen widely found along North America’s west coast with two distinct varieties.
Tomnashia luteominia, commonly known as the red firedot lichen, is a species of saxicolous, or rock-dwelling, crustose lichen that belongs to the family Teloschistaceae. It is widely distributed along the west coast of North America. This species has two recognized varieties. Variety bolanderi has distinctive red apothecia, which are its fruiting bodies, while variety luteominia has orange-brown apothecia.
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.
Athallia holocarpa (Hoffm.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting
Xanthoria aureola (Ach.) Erichsen
Calogaya decipiens (Arnold) Arup, Frödén & Søchting
Dufourea ligulata (Körb.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting
Teloschistes capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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