🍄 Family

Stereocaulaceae

4 species · Fungi

Fungi › Ascomycota › Lecanoromycetes › Lecanorales › Stereocaulaceae

Stereocaulon saxatile is a species of snow lichen that acts as a host to multiple lichenicolous fungi.

Stereocaulon vesuvianum Pers. is a snow lichen that hosts four species of lichenicolous fungi.

Stereocaulon ramulosum, or snow lichen, is an unusual three-kingdom fruticose lichen with a cosmopolitan distribution.

Lepraria lobificans Nyl. is a cottony leprose lichen distinguished by specific chemistry, found in shaded damp habitats across much of the world.

Related Families

Parmeliaceae 104 species Cladoniaceae 50 species Ramalinaceae 15 species Lecanoraceae 11 species Sphaerophoraceae 2 species Byssolomataceae 1 species Psilolechiaceae 1 species Psoraceae 1 species

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