Lecanora argopholis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally named Parmelia atra var. argopholis by Erik Acharius in 1803, then transferred by him to the genus Lecanora in 1810. The lichen has a circumpolar distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Varying Rim Lichen being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhizoplaca opiniconensis
- Glaucomaria sulphurea
- Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
- Lobothallia alphoplaca
- Dimelaena oreina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Genus
- Lecanora
- Species
- Lecanora argopholis
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