Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb. is a fungus in the Parmeliaceae family, order Lecanorales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb.

Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb.

Black foam lichen (Anzia colpodes) is a bark-dwelling foliose lichen from Parmeliaceae found in eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Anzia
Order
Lecanorales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb.

Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb., commonly called the black foam lichen, is a species of foliose lichen that belongs to the large family Parmeliaceae. This lichen is corticolous, meaning it grows on bark, and it is found in eastern North America.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Parmeliaceae Anzia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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