Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gold Specklebelly 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
- Crocodia poculifera
- Crocodia rubella
- Podostictina pickeringii
- Pseudocyphellaria crocata
- Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Peltigerales
- Family
- Lobariaceae
- Genus
- Crocodia
- Species
- Crocodia aurata
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