Caloplaca nashii
| Caloplaca nashii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Caloplaca |
| Species: | C. nashii |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca nashii | |
Caloplaca nashii is an orange[1] crustose lichen found on calcareous rocks in in northern Mexico, southern California, and Baja California.[2] It is the most common of many members of the Caloplacea genus found on rocks in Joshua Tree National Park.[1] It may sometimes be slightly endolithic (growing inside solid rock).[2] It does not have elongated lobes like some other crustose lichens.[2] It has no prothallus.[2] It is in the Caloplaca fungus genus of the Teloschistaceae family.[2]