Oxneria fallax, also known as the hooded sunburst lichen, is a small yellow-orange to red-orange foliose lichen that grows on bark or rarely on rock or bone. It is found all over the world except very dry areas. In Nepal, O. fallax has been reported from 3,200 to 3,400 m elevation in a compilation of published records.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hooded 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 ulophyllodes
- Xanthomendoza fulva
- Xanthomendoza weberi
- Xanthomendoza poeltii
- Xanthomendoza hasseana
- Xanthoria parietina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Xanthomendoza
- Species
- Xanthomendoza fallax
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