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Soil Paint Lichen
Acarospora schleicheri
28 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellow Cobblestone LichenAcarospora socialis
gold cobblestone lichenPleopsidium flavumStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 881 |
|---|---|
| California | 199 |
| Arizona | 164 |
| Canada | 109 |
| Texas | 97 |
| Idaho | 69 |
| British Columbia | 69 |
| Colorado | 68 |
| New Mexico | 52 |
| Washington | 37 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Lichen growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the lichen plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Lichenized fungusListed by a harvested fungal ecology source as lichenized.FUNGuild fungal ecology database
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Common Lichens · Lecanoromycetes |
| Order | cobblestone lichens, eiglera lichens, and allies · Acarosporales |
| Family | cobblestone lichen family · Acarosporaceae |
| Genus | cobblestone lichens · Acarospora |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- Traits: FUNGuild fungal ecology database (License not stated by source)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Soil Paint Lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.