Caloplaca albovariegata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Caloplaca |
| Species: | C. albovariegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca albovariegata () Wetmore (1995)
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Caloplaca albovariegata, the variegated orange lichen,[1] is a gray, blue-gray, or dark green[2] crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks in areas of western North America such as Arizona and California.[3] It is common in the Mojave Desert.[2] It has no prothallus.[3] It is in the genus Caloplaca in the family Teloschistaceae.[3] It is similar to , which has lighter brown apothecial discs and a narrower spore isthmus.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Caloplaca albovariegata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
- ^ a b c d Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life
Categories:
- Caloplaca
- Fungi of the United States
- Fungi described in 1942