Porpidia flavicunda is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Lecideaceae. This bright yellow-orange lichen forms crusty patches on siliceous rocks, bordered by distinctive narrow black lines, and is dotted with small black disc-shaped fruiting bodies. It has a circumpolar distribution across arctic and boreal regions and is among the most common lichens found growing on rocks in Iceland.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Orange Boulder 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecideales
- Family
- Lecideaceae
- Genus
- Porpidia
- Species
- Porpidia flavicunda
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