Ochrolechia africana, commonly known as the frosty saucer lichen, is a species of crustose and corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Ochrolechiaceae. It is a widely distributed species, found in tropical and subtropical areas of southern Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and South America. The lichen is characterized by the presence of a white "frosty" or powdery apothecia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Frosty Saucer 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
- Lecanora protervula
- Lecanora caesiorubella
- Lecanora hybocarpa
- Glaucomaria carpinea
- Lecanora chlarotera
- Ochrolechia oregonensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Pertusariales
- Family
- Ochrolechiaceae
- Genus
- Ochrolechia
- Species
- Ochrolechia africana
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