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slender orange-bush

Teloschistes exilis

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 430, February 501, March 636, April 999, May 427, June 207, July 186, August 192, September 229, October 297, November 317, December 312.
Texas6,206
United States4,495
Mexico192
Nuevo Leon124
Alabama117
Georgia105
Louisiana72
South Africa65
Oklahoma63
Mississippi57

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

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

Sources

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