Xanthoria ulophyllodes Räsänen
Powdery sunburst lichen
Kingdom Fungi Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes
Division Ascomycota Sac fungi
Subdivision Pezizomycotina Sac fungi with filaments
Class Lecanoromycetes “Lichenized” fungi
Order Lecanorales Mostly lichen-forming fungi
Suborder Teloschistineae Includes Caloplaca, Fulgensia, Teloschistes, Xanthoria, others
Family Teloschistaceae Includes Caloplaca, Teleschistes, Xanthoria
Genus Xanthoria From Greek xanthos, “yellow”
Species ulophyllodes
About plant names...
Identification: This foliose (leaflike) lichen is yellow-orange to medium orange in color, white on the bottom. The upper surface often has powdery looking areas.
It occurs primarily on oaks and elms, but sometimes appears on rock. It appears in roughly circular
patches, growing outward from the center.
Online References:
Alan Silverside's Lichen Pages on LastDragon.org
Www.waysofenlichenment.net
Wikispecies
Www.inaturalist.org
References:
Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen, Lichens of North America , Yale University Press, 2001 , p. 748
Walewski, Joe, Lichens of the North Woods , Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2007 , p. 131
Older scientific or horticultural names
Xanthoria ulypholodes
Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes (Räsänen) Søchting
Kärnefelt & S. Kondr.
Xanthoria ulophyllodes description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl’s Head, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain
4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl’s Head, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain
4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl’s Head, Maine · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.6 cm) ID is uncertain
4/27/2023 · Mitchell Field, Harpswell, Maine
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