Soil Paint Lichen
Acarospora schleicheri
Summary 2
Acarospora schleicheri, the soil paint lichen, is a bleached to bright yellow areolate to squamulose lichen that commonly grows to 10 cm (4 in) on soil (terricolous) in arid habitats of southern California and Baja California, also in Europe and Africa.:218 It produces rhizocarpic acid as a secondary metabolite, which gives it a yellow coloration and serves to protect it from the sun. Its lower surface is also yellow. It can be greenish when moist. Roundish, angular, or...
References and/or Collections 3
Baltzo, "Lichens of Mt. Diablo State Park", 1989.
-Collection along Eagle Peak trail near Mitchell Rock, Mount Diablo State Park
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Richard Droker, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/16775928512/
- Adaptado por Cat Chang de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:205400?lang=
- (c) Cat Chang, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
