Golden Moonglow Lichen

Dimelaena oreina

''Dimelaena oreina'' is a greenish yellow placodioid lichen. The color of the greenish yellow thallus is derived from usnic acid in the cortex.
Golden Moonglow Lichen - Dimelaena oreina Pale green thallus with black apothecia. Habitat: Growing on rocks along the coast Dimelaena oreina,Geotagged,Golden Moonglow Lichen,Spring,United States,lichen

Habitat

The lichen grows on steep surfaces of hard siliceous rock from 400 to 2,800 metres . It has a worldwide distribution outside the tropics, Australasia, and Antarctica. It is common in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusDimelaena
SpeciesD. oreina
Photographed in
United States of America