Lichenomphalia chromacea

Yellow Navel at Paddys River, ACT

Lichenomphalia chromacea at Paddys River, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
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Identification history

Lichenomphalia chromacea 11 Jul 2019 Heino1
Omphalina s.l. 5 Jul 2019 Marthijn

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Cups about 1 cm across.

2 comments

Pam wrote:
   6 Jul 2019
What a great photo!
Heino1 wrote:
   11 Jul 2019
Over the soil surface you clearly see the algal film, the photosynthesizing partner in this lichen species. Your suggestion of Omphalina s.l. was quite sensible - and this species was once placed in the genus Omphalina (now restricted to non-lichenized fungi).

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Species information

  • Lichenomphalia chromacea Scientific name
  • Yellow Navel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 987.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Omphalina chromacea
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