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Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen
Polycauliona polycarpa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Teloschistales ›Family: Teloschistaceae ›Genus: Polycauliona
About
Polycauliona polycarpa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was first formally described by German botanist Georg Franz Hoffmann in 1796, as Lobaria polycarpa. It has acquired quite an extensive synonymy in its taxonomic history. In 2013, Patrik Frödén and colleagues transferred it to the genus Polycauliona, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-based restructuring of the family Teloschistaceae. In northern North America, one vernacular name for the species is pin-cushion...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen is Polycauliona polycarpa.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the order Teloschistales.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the family Teloschistaceae.
- Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen belongs to the genus Polycauliona.