Xanthoria ulophyllodes (Powdery Sunburst Lichen)

Xanthoria ulophyllodes

Xanthoria ulophyllodes Räsänen

Powdery Sunburst Lichen

Kingdom	Fungi	Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes
Division	Ascomycota	Sac fungi
Subdivision	Pezizomycotina	Sac fungi with filaments
Class	Lecanoromycetes	“Lichenized” fungi
Order	Lecanorales	Mostly lichen-forming fungi
Suborder	Teloschistineae	Includes Caloplaca, Fulgensia, Teloschistes, Xanthoria, others
Family	Teloschistaceae	Includes Caloplaca, Teleschistes, Xanthoria
Genus	Xanthoria	From Greek xanthos, “yellow”
Species	ulophyllodes

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Identification: This foliose (leaflike) lichen is yellow-orange to medium orange in color, white on the bottom. The upper surface often has powdery looking areas. It occurs primarily on oaks and elms, but sometimes appears on rock. It appears in roughly circular patches, growing outward from the center.

Online References:

Xanthoria ulophyllodes at Alan Silverside's Lichen Pages on LastDragon.org

Xanthoria ulophyllodes on www.waysofenlichenment.net

Xanthoria ulophyllodes on Wikispecies

Xanthoria ulophyllodes on www.inaturalist.org

References:

Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen, Lichens of North America, Yale University Press, 2001, p. 748

Walewski, Joe, Lichens of the North Woods, Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2007, p. 131

Xanthoria ulophyllodes description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Aug 2013.

4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl's Head, ME
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

7/7/2017 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl's Head, ME ID is uncertain

4/3/2010 · Birch Point Beach State Park, Owl's Head, ME
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain