Fungi › sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies
Mat Hair Lichen
Teloschistes pulvinaris
25 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
slender orange-bushTeloschistes exilis
Golden-eye LichenTeloschistes chrysophthalmusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| South Africa | 90 |
|---|---|
| Western Cape | 47 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Eastern Cape | 18 |
| Mpumalanga | 4 |
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 | Hair Lichens · Teloschistes |
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 Mat Hair Lichen with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.