Lichens; Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
Lichens
Sighting 3401738

Caloplaca sp.

Firedot Lichen at Macarthur, ACT

Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
Caloplaca sp. at Macarthur, ACT - 23 Jun 2018 12:55 PM
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Identification history

Caloplaca sp. 5 Feb 2019 Heino1
Teloschistes sp. (genus) 23 Jun 2018 RodDeb

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on multiple trees

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Heino1 wrote:
   5 Feb 2019
In both Teloschistes and Caloplaca you find round, orange apothecia (the structures in which the fungal partners produces spores). Ignore the apothecia and concentrate on the rest of the lichen ( i.e. the thallus). In Caloplaca the the thallus is usually flattish and may look like little more than a coat of paint or may be a thicker and often lobed sheet. A Teloschistes thallus is branched and somewhat shrubby (perhaps with just short, wispy branches).

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Species information

  • Caloplaca sp. Scientific name
  • Firedot Lichen Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 893.6m Recorded at altitude
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