Candelariella vitellina

Candelariella vitellina
Candelariella vitellina on granite,
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Species:
C. vitellina
Binomial name
Candelariella vitellina
(Ehrh.) Müll.Arg. (1894)
Synonyms
  • Lichen vitellinus Ehrh. (1785)
  • Patellaria vitellina Hoffm. (1794)

Candelariella vitellina is a common and widespread green-yellow to orange-yellow crustose areolate lichen that grows on rock, wood, and bark, all over the world. It grows on non-calcareous rock, wood, and bark.