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Rock Whitewash
Phlyctis petraea
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
Whitewash LichenPhlyctis argena
Smokey-eyed Boulder LichenPorpidia albocaerulescens
Fluffy Dust LichenLepraria finkii
White Rim LichenLecanora rupicola
Trapelia placodioides
Bark WhitewashPhlyctis boliviensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,496 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 184 |
| West Virginia | 181 |
| Virginia | 173 |
| Pennsylvania | 152 |
| New York | 141 |
| Tennessee | 139 |
| Alabama | 102 |
| Georgia | 74 |
| Maryland | 72 |
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 | script lichens, whitewash lichens, and allies · Ostropales |
| Family | whitewash lichens and allies · Phlyctidaceae |
| Genus | Blemished Lichens · Phlyctis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rock Whitewash with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.