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Yellow Cobblestone Lichen
Acarospora socialis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Acarosporales ›Family: Acarosporaceae ›Genus: Acarospora
About
Acarospora socialis (bright cobblestone lichen) is a usually bright yellow aereolate to squamulose crustose lichen in the Acarosporaceae family that grows up to 10 cm wide, mostly on rock in western North America. It is among the most common lichens in the deserts of Arizona and southern California.:218-9:218-219 It grows on sandstone, intrusive and extrusive igneous rock such as granitics, in all kinds of exposures to sunlight, including vertical rock walls. It is found in North...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow Cobblestone Lichen is Acarospora socialis.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the order Acarosporales.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the family Acarosporaceae.
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen belongs to the genus Acarospora.