Calogaya pusilla is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Calogaya pusilla is common in Europe, and has been recorded from a few locations in the United States. Its typical habitat is on vertical, calcareous rock surfaces. It also occurs on walls with mortar.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tiny firedot 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
- Calogaya saxicola
- Flavoplaca marina
- Calogaya decipiens
- Leproplaca cirrochroa
- Squamulea subsoluta
- Squamulea galactophylla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Calogaya
- Species
- Calogaya pusilla
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