Genus
Chrysothrix (Gold dust lichens)
Chrysothrix candelaris. Photo: (c) Lorraine Norden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Chrysothrix is a lichenized genus of fungi in the family Chrysothricaceae. They are commonly called gold dust lichens or sulfur dust lichens,:253 because they are bright yellow to greenish-yellow, sometimes flecked with orange, and composed entirely of powdery soredia. Apothecia are never present in North American specimens.
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