Rusavskia sorediata is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sugared 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
- Rusavskia elegans
- Dufourea ligulata
- Variospora thallincola
- Calogaya saxicola
- Polycauliona ignea
- Xanthoria aureola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Rusavskia
- Species
- Rusavskia sorediata
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