Xanthoria | |
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Xanthoria polycarpa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: |
Xanthoria (Fr.) Th. Fr. |
Type species | |
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Beltr. |
Xanthoria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen,orange wall lichen, and sunburst lichen. They can be identified by their characteristic Squamulose morphology with distinctive "fairy cups".
Species include:
Xanthoria sp.