3,732 observationsCritically Endangered
gold cobblestone lichen
Pleopsidium flavum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Acarosporales ›Family: Acarosporaceae ›Genus: Pleopsidium
About
Pleopsidium flavum (gold cobblestone lichen):27 is a distinctively colored, bright lemon-yellow to chartreuse crustose lichen that grows in high elevations (montane to alpine) on vertical or overhanging hard felsic rock (e.g. granite) in western North America.:186 Its thallus grows in a circular outwardly radiating pattern (crustose placoidioid), with 1mm wide lobed edges.:186 It was formerly classified as Acaraspora chlorophana.:186 It is in the Pleopsidium genus of the Acarosporaceae family.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of gold cobblestone lichen is Pleopsidium flavum.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the order Acarosporales.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the family Acarosporaceae.
- gold cobblestone lichen belongs to the genus Pleopsidium.