Gallowayella weberi is a species of corticolous and saxicolous (bark- and rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Recorded from the eastern and central United States, it is a small lichen with a smooth yellow to orange upper surface and a contrasting white lower surface. It was previously placed in the genus Xanthomendoza and appears in older literature as Xanthomendoza weberi. Herbarium records indicate that it is widespread across the eastern and central United States, with its centre of distribution in the coastal plain of the Southeast, where it grows on bark, rock, and even concrete and other man-made surfaces.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bare-bottom Sunburst 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
- Xanthomendoza fulva
- Xanthomendoza fallax
- Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes
- Xanthomendoza poeltii
- Polycauliona candelaria
- Xanthomendoza hasseana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Xanthomendoza
- Species
- Xanthomendoza weberi
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