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Chrysothrix bergeri
Chrysothrix bergeri is a species of crustose lichen in the family Chrysotrichaceae. It is found in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, where it grows as a bright yellow, powdery crust on the bark and wood of mostly hardwoods.
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Description
The species has a bright yellow thallus that is both crustose and leprose (powdery), and which grows on both the bark and wood of trees. The granules comprising the thallus are typically 20–45 μm in diameter. Its ascospores number eight per ascus and measure about 9–15 by 3–4 μm, with 3 transverse septa. Two chemotypes of this species have been identified. One contains calycin and pinastric acid as major lichen products and leprapinic acid as a minor metabolite, while the other chemotype has only calycin.
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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 1376300.