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.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Arthoniomycetes
        Order: Arthoniales
        Family: Chrysothricaceae
        Genus: Chrysothrix (Gold dust lichens)
        Species: Chrysothrix candelaris (Gold dust lichen)

Subtaxa

Species: Chrysothrix candelaris (Gold dust lichen)

Genus

Chrysothrix (Gold dust lichens)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT CHRYSOTHRIX, THE GOLD DUST LICHENS

Recently