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Teloschistes spinosus

On Carmichaelia australis. Near Harihari, West Coast.<br>Photographer: David Glenny, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, SO, Sp

Structural class

Lichens - Fruticose

Lichen substrates

Saxicolous (rock), Corticolous (bark, wood)

Substrate details

Saxicolous, corticolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Teloschistes

Family

Teloschistaceae

Authority

Teloschistes spinosus (Hook.f. & Taylor) Js.Murray

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

spinosus: Spiny

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

Glenny D. 2021: iNaturalist observation. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/110119455. Date accessed: 22 July 2023.

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