| Coastal gold dust lichen | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Chrysotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysothrix |
| Species: | C. granulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysothrix granulosa G.Thor (1988)
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Chrysothrix granulosa, the coastal gold dust lichen, is a brilliant yellow, powdery ( leprose) lichen that grows in irregular patches mostly on bark (sometimes wood and rock) in shaded dry areas of coastal western North America and western South America. [1]: 253–4 [2]
In North America it is found from Mexico to as far north as British Columbia. [1] It can be found in coastal areas of California [1] near Santa Barbara County, [2] and coastal areas of the Sonoran Desert, mostly islands off Baja California. [2] In South America it is found from Chile to Peru. [2] It is found at elevations from sea-level to 400 metres (1,300 ft). [2]
The mostly structureless body ( thallus) forms powdery cushions of lichen granules ( soredia) over a fluffy middle layer ( medulla). [1] The upper medulla is yellow fading to yellow-white in the lower part. [2] It lacks fruiting bodies ( apothecia). [1] Fruiting bodies ( apothecia are absent in populations in California and the Sonoran Desert, and elsewhere have a constricted base with 0.2 to 1 mm diameter brownish orange flat to convex discs. [2]
Lichen spot tests are K+ orange, C−, KC−, and P+ orange, with UV+ a dullish dark orange. [1] Secondary metabolites include calycin acid and diffractaic acid. [1]
References
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| Coastal gold dust lichen | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Chrysotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysothrix |
| Species: | C. granulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysothrix granulosa G.Thor (1988)
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Chrysothrix granulosa, the coastal gold dust lichen, is a brilliant yellow, powdery ( leprose) lichen that grows in irregular patches mostly on bark (sometimes wood and rock) in shaded dry areas of coastal western North America and western South America. [1]: 253–4 [2]
In North America it is found from Mexico to as far north as British Columbia. [1] It can be found in coastal areas of California [1] near Santa Barbara County, [2] and coastal areas of the Sonoran Desert, mostly islands off Baja California. [2] In South America it is found from Chile to Peru. [2] It is found at elevations from sea-level to 400 metres (1,300 ft). [2]
The mostly structureless body ( thallus) forms powdery cushions of lichen granules ( soredia) over a fluffy middle layer ( medulla). [1] The upper medulla is yellow fading to yellow-white in the lower part. [2] It lacks fruiting bodies ( apothecia). [1] Fruiting bodies ( apothecia are absent in populations in California and the Sonoran Desert, and elsewhere have a constricted base with 0.2 to 1 mm diameter brownish orange flat to convex discs. [2]
Lichen spot tests are K+ orange, C−, KC−, and P+ orange, with UV+ a dullish dark orange. [1] Secondary metabolites include calycin acid and diffractaic acid. [1]
References
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