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Hooded Sunburst Lichen

Xanthomendoza fallax

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) davidseburn_cwf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.

United States	5,267
Canada	5,161
Ontario	1,931
Alberta	1,595
Manitoba	1,004
Minnesota	903
Alaska	869
Colorado	677
Michigan	599
Wisconsin	598

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

Classification

Kingdom	Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi
Phylum	Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
Class	Common Lichens · Lecanoromycetes
Order	Sunburst Lichens and Allies · Teloschistales
Family	sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies · Teloschistaceae
Genus	Xanthomendoza

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
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