12,834 observationsCritically Endangered
wolf lichen
Letharia vulpina
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Lecanorales ›Family: Parmeliaceae ›Genus: Letharia
About
Letharia vulpina, commonly known as the wolf lichen (although the species name vulpina, from vulpine relates to the fox), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It is bright yellow-green, shrubby and highly branched, and grows on the bark of living and dead conifers in parts of western and continental Europe, the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains of Western North America. This species is somewhat toxic to mammals due to the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of wolf lichen is Letharia vulpina.
- wolf lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- wolf lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- wolf lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- wolf lichen belongs to the order Lecanorales.
- wolf lichen belongs to the family Parmeliaceae.
- wolf lichen belongs to the genus Letharia.