Vulpicida canadensis

Vulpicida canadensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Vulpicida
Species:
V. canadensis
Binomial name
Vulpicida canadensis
(Räsänen) J.-E.Mattsson & M.J.Lai (1993)
Synonyms
  • Cetraria juniperina var. canadensis Räsänen (1933)
  • Cetraria canadensis (Räsänen) Räsänen (1952)
  • Tuckermannopsis canadensis (Räsänen) Hale (1987)

Vulpicida canadensis, the brown-eyed sunshine lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is endemic to northwestern North America where it grows as an epiphyte on the bark and wood of conifer trees.