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Sunburst Lichens and Allies
Teloschistales
Field notes
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species. The predominant photobiont partners for the Teloschistales are green algae from the genera Trebouxia and Asterochloris.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native sunburst lichens and allies All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Common Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
112,681 observations
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Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
24,170 observations
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Golden-eye Lichen
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
15,502 observations
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Hooded Sunburst Lichen
Xanthomendoza fallax
11,251 observations
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Slender Orange-bush
Teloschistes exilis
8,149 observations
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Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen
Polycauliona polycarpa
5,298 observations
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Bare-bottom Sunburst Lichen
Xanthomendoza weberi
5,242 observations
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Sulphur Firedot
Gyalolechia flavovirescens
4,467 observations
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Poplar Sunburst Lichen
Xanthomendoza hasseana
4,293 observations
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Golden Hair-lichen
Teloschistes flavicans
4,063 observations
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Shrubby Sunburst Lichen
Polycauliona candelaria
3,480 observations
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Sidewalk Firedot
Xanthocarpia feracissima
3,319 observations
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Orange Atoms
Squamulea subsoluta
2,843 observations
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Powdery Sunburst Lichen
Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes
2,490 observations
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Rock Jewel Lichen
Calogaya saxicola
2,266 observations