Nature By NameSign inCreate an account

Fungi › sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies

Poplar Sunburst Lichen

Xanthomendoza hasseana

Learn Poplar Sunburst Lichen freeHow it works
Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) abbiand04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

27 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

See all photosAdd a photo

Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 43, February 44, March 69, April 135, May 260, June 122, July 92, August 83, September 87, October 71, November 45, December 40.
United States2,212
Canada1,322
Ontario1,091
Minnesota560
Michigan333
Wisconsin329
Manitoba205
California157
New York129
South Dakota103

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassCommon Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
OrderSunburst Lichens and Allies · Teloschistales
Familysunburst lichens, firedots, and allies · Teloschistaceae
GenusXanthomendoza

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Poplar Sunburst Lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

Create a free accountHow it works