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Caloplaca epixantha

Scientific Name: Caloplaca epixantha

Family: Teloschistaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Caloplaca epixantha

Caloplaca epixantha, a lichen, is commonly known by its scientific name. Several sources also list Candelariella aurella f. aurella as the preferred name.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Caloplaca epixantha (Ach.) Flagey (1888)
  • Family: Teloschistaceae (sometimes listed as Candelariaceae)
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms and Alternative Names:
    • Candelariella aurella f. aurella
    • Caloplaca epixantha auct.
    • Candelariella epixantha auct.
    • Candelariella epixantha (Ach.) Sandst.
    • Lecidea epixantha Ach.
    • Lecanora epixantha auct. p.p.
    • Caloplaca epixantha (Ach.) Sandst.
    • Callopisma epixantha (Ach.) Mll.Arg., 1889
    • Caloplaca vitellina var. aurella (Hoffm.)
    • Callopisma epixanthum
    • Candelaria aurella

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habit

  • Growth Habit: Lichenous

Distribution and Habitat

  • Indicated as a native species in some databases.

Ecology

  • Mentioned in British Mycological Checklists

Resources and Further Information

  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
  • Index Fungorum
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USDA Plants Database
  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University