Teloschistes flavicans: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Teloschistes
- Species
- Teloschistes flavicans
- Scientific Name
- Teloschistes flavicans
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Teloschistes flavicans
Teloschistes flavicans, also known as the golden hair-lichen, is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus Teloschistes (meaning "split-ends"; a reference to its finely divided thallus and dense coils which appear almost like brillopads), family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its saffron-coloured pigmentation, this widespread fruticose lichen grows on rocks and branches of trees.
...Teloschistes flavicans in languages:
- English
- Golden Hair-lichen
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Teloschistes capensis
- Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
- Teloschistes costatus
- Teloschistes cymbalifer
- Teloschistes exilis
- Teloschistes fasciculatus
- Teloschistes flavicans
- Teloschistes hypoglaucus
- Teloschistes inflatus
- Teloschistes perrugosus
- Teloschistes peruensis
- Teloschistes puber
- Teloschistes pulvinaris
- Teloschistes sieberianus
- Teloschistes spinosus
- Teloschistes velifer
- Teloschistes verrucosus
- Teloschistes xanthorioides






























































































































































