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Sunken Disk Lichens
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Sunken Disk Lichens

Aspicilia

Aspicilia (sunken disk lichen) is a genus of mostly crustose areolate lichens that grow on rock. Most members have black apothecia discs that are slightly immersed in the areolas, hence the common name.:223

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

cinder lichen

speciesAspicilia cinerea

Smooth Sunken Disc Lichen

speciesAspicilia laevata

rim lichen

speciesAspicilia fruticulosa

Copper Sunken Disk Lichen

speciesAspicilia cuprea

Aspicilia verrucigera

speciesAspicilia verrucigera

Aspicilia phaea

speciesAspicilia phaea

Aspicilia cyanescens

speciesAspicilia cyanescens

Aspicilia aquatica

speciesAspicilia aquatica

Aspicilia confusa

speciesAspicilia confusa

Aspicilia pacifica

speciesAspicilia pacifica

Aspicilia aurantiaca

speciesAspicilia aurantiaca

Aspicilia albosparsa

speciesAspicilia albosparsa

Aspicilia thjanschanica

speciesAspicilia thjanschanica

Chalky Sunken Disk Lichen

speciesAspicilia candida

Aspicilia vagans

speciesAspicilia vagans

Rimmed Lichen

speciesAspicilia reptans

Aspicilia fumosa

speciesAspicilia fumosa

Aspicilia glaucopsina

speciesAspicilia glaucopsina

Aspicilia americana

speciesAspicilia americana

Aspicilia angelica

speciesAspicilia angelica

Aspicilia subfarinosa

speciesAspicilia subfarinosa

Aspicilia polychroma

speciesAspicilia polychroma

Aspicilia filiformis

speciesAspicilia filiformis

Aspicilia grisea

speciesAspicilia grisea

Aspicilia knudsenii

speciesAspicilia knudsenii

Aspicilia cupreogrisea

speciesAspicilia cupreogrisea

Aspicilia esculenta

speciesAspicilia esculenta

Aspicilia californica

speciesAspicilia californica

Aspicilia changaica

speciesAspicilia changaica

Aspicilia nashii

speciesAspicilia nashii

Aspicilia aspera

speciesAspicilia aspera

Aspicilia olivaceobrunnea

speciesAspicilia olivaceobrunnea

Aspicilia praecrenata

speciesAspicilia praecrenata

Aspicilia albonota

speciesAspicilia albonota

Aspicilia papilliformis

speciesAspicilia papilliformis

Aspicilia epiglypta

speciesAspicilia epiglypta

Aspicilia bicensis

speciesAspicilia bicensis

Aspicilia mashiginensis

speciesAspicilia mashiginensis

Aspicilia wyomingensis

speciesAspicilia wyomingensis

Aspicilia boykinii

speciesAspicilia boykinii

Aspicilia anseris

speciesAspicilia anseris

Aspicilia caesiopruinosa

speciesAspicilia caesiopruinosa

Aspicilia fimbriata

speciesAspicilia fimbriata

Aspicilia heteroplaca

speciesAspicilia heteroplaca

Aspicilia ryrkaipiae

speciesAspicilia ryrkaipiae

Aspicilia sublapponica

speciesAspicilia sublapponica

Aspicilia reagens

speciesAspicilia reagens

Aspicilia asiatica

speciesAspicilia asiatica

Aspicilia spicata

speciesAspicilia spicata

Aspicilia subcontinua

speciesAspicilia subcontinua

Aspicilia subradians

speciesAspicilia subradians

Aspicilia berntii

speciesAspicilia berntii

Aspicilia diploschistiformis

speciesAspicilia diploschistiformis

Aspicilia albomarginata

speciesAspicilia albomarginata

Aspicilia alboradiata

speciesAspicilia alboradiata

alien rimmed lichen

speciesAspicilia aliena

Aspicilia annulata

speciesAspicilia annulata

Aspicilia arctica

speciesAspicilia arctica

Aspicilia cingulata

speciesAspicilia cingulata

Aspicilia composita

speciesAspicilia composita

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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 175944.