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Farnoldia
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Farnoldia

Farnoldia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecideaceae. These lichens grow as dark crusts on limestone and other calcium-rich rocks, especially in mountainous areas. The genus contains three known species and can be distinguished from similar lichens by their distinctive black fruiting bodies (apothecia) and violet reaction when tested with iodine staining.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Farnoldia jurana

speciesFarnoldia jurana

Farnoldia micropsis

speciesFarnoldia micropsis

Farnoldia hypocrita

speciesFarnoldia hypocrita

Farnoldia muscigena

speciesFarnoldia muscigena

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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 175828.