''Xanthoria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
lichenized
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Teloschistaceae.
Common names include orange lichen,
[''Xanthoria''.]
USDA PLANTS. orange wall lichen,
[Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ] and sunburst lichen.
They can be identified by their characteristic
squamulose morphology with distinctive "fairy cups".
Species
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Xanthoria aureola''
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Xanthoria calcicola''
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Xanthoria ectaneoides''
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Xanthoria elegans
''Xanthoria elegans'', commonly known as the elegant sunburst lichen, is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus ''Xanthoria'', family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its bright orange or red pigmentation, this species grows on rocks, often ne ...
'' – elegant orange wall lichen, elegant sunburst lichen
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Xanthoria juniperina''
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Xanthoria kangarooensis''
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Xanthoria lapalmaensis''
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Xanthoria parietina'' – common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen, shore lichen
[
*'' Xanthoria schummii''
*'' Xanthoria splendidula''
*'' Xanthoria ulophyllodes'' – powdery sunburst lichen][Waleski Joe (2007). ''Lichens of the North Woods'' Duluth, MN: Kollath+Stensaas]
*''Xanthoria whinrayi
''Xanthoria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen,[Xanthoria yorkensis
''Xanthoria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen,] ''
The taxa
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular n ...
''Xanthoria coomae'' and ''Xanthoria polessica'' were determined to be the same species as ''X. parietina'' in a 2020 publication.
References
Teloschistales
Lichen genera
Teloschistales genera
Taxa described in 1825
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
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