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Gold Dust Lichens
Chrysothrix
Chrysothrix is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Chrysotrichaceae. They are commonly called gold dust lichens or sulfur dust lichens, because they are bright yellow to greenish-yellow, sometimes flecked with orange, and composed entirely of powdery soredia. Apothecia are never present in North American specimens.
They grow on bark or rocks, generally in shaded habitats. They can sometimes be mistaken for sterile specimens of Chaenotheca, which usually has pinhead apothecia on tiny stalks, or Psilolechia, which usually has small, bright yellow apothecia. Chrysothrix chlorina was traditionally used as a brown dye for wool in Scandinavia.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
gold dust lichen
speciesChrysothrix candelaris
Common Gold-dust
speciesChrysothrix xanthina
Frosted Comma Lichen
speciesChrysothrix caesia
Sulphur Dust Lichen
speciesChrysothrix chlorina
Crusty Gold-dust Lichen
speciesChrysothrix granulosa
K-red Islets
speciesChrysothrix insulizans
Conifer Gold-Dust
speciesChrysothrix chamaecyparicola
Chrysothrix pavonii
speciesChrysothrix pavonii
Chrysothrix flavovirens
speciesChrysothrix flavovirens
Chrysothrix onokoensis
speciesChrysothrix onokoensis
Chrysothrix susquehannensis
speciesChrysothrix susquehannensis
Chrysothrix bergeri
speciesChrysothrix bergeri
Chrysothrix occidentalis
speciesChrysothrix occidentalis
Chrysothrix galapagoana
speciesChrysothrix galapagoana
Chrysothrix chrysophthalma
speciesChrysothrix chrysophthalma
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117942.