Sticta canariensis is a species of cyanolichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is known for its ability to form photosymbiodemes – distinct morphological forms resulting from symbioses with either green algae or cyanobacteria. The species exhibits two main forms: a bright green chloromorph with dichotomously branched lobes and brown fruiting bodies, and a dark blue-grey cyanomorph with phyllidia and white mottling. It has a disjunct distribution across Atlantic Europe and Macaronesia, where it primarily grows as an epiphyte in laurisilva forests but can also be found on soil and rocks near water sources.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sticta canariensis 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
- Pseudocyphellaria rufovirescens
- Pseudocyphellaria billardierei
- Pseudocyphellaria carpoloma
- Pseudocyphellaria faveolata
- Sticta latifrons
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Peltigerales
- Family
- Lobariaceae
- Genus
- Sticta
- Species
- Sticta canariensis
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