| Caloplaca albovariegata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Caloplaca |
| Species: | C. albovariegata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca albovariegata (B.de Lesd.) Wetmore (1995) | |
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Caloplaca albovariegata, the variegated orange lichen, is a gray, blue-gray, or dark green crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks in areas of western North America such as Arizona and California. It is common in the Mojave Desert. It has no prothallus. It is in the genus Caloplaca in the family Teloschistaceae. It is similar to Caloplaca peliophylla, which has lighter brown apothecial discs and a narrower spore isthmus.
See also
References
- NRCS. "Caloplaca albovariegata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Photo Gallery, Joshua Tree Lichens, National Park Service
- ^ Caloplaca albovarfietata, Encyclopedia of Life
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Caloplaca albovariegata | |
| Pyrenodesmia albovariegata | |
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