Caloplaca albovariegata
| Caloplaca albovariegata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Caloplaca |
| Species: | C. albovariegata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca albovariegata | |
Caloplaca albovariegata (variegated orange lichen) is a gray, blue-gray, or dark green[1] crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks in areas of western North America such as Arizona and California.[2] It is common in the Mojave Desert.[1] It has no prothallus.[2] It is in the Caloplaca fungus genus of the Teloschistaceae family.[2] It is similar to Caloplaca peliophylla, which has lighter brown apothecia discs and more narrow spore isthmus.[2]