3,026 observationsLeast Concern
Shrubby Sunburst Lichen
Polycauliona candelaria
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Teloschistales ›Family: Teloschistaceae ›Genus: Polycauliona
About
Polycauliona candelaria is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was one of the first lichens formally described by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. Since then, the taxon has acquired a long and extensive synonymy. It was finally transferred to the genus Polycauliona by Ulf Arup and colleagues in 2013, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-based restructuring of the family Teloschistaceae. In North America, one vernacular name...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Shrubby Sunburst Lichen is Polycauliona candelaria.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the order Teloschistales.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the family Teloschistaceae.
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen belongs to the genus Polycauliona.