Umbilicaria crustulosa

Umbilicaria crustulosa, the crusty navel lichen,[2] is a lichen of the genus Umbilicaria in the family Umbilicariaceae.[3][4][5]

Umbilicaria crustulosa
Umbilicaria crustulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Umbilicariaceae
Genus:	Umbilicaria
Species:	U. crustulosa
Binomial name
Umbilicaria crustulosa (Ach.) Frey
Synonyms
Gyrophora depressa (Ach.) Schaer. Omphalodiscus crustulosus (Ach.) Schol. Gyrophora crustulosa Ach. Gyrophora spodochroa var. crustulosa (Ach.) Arnold Gyrophoropsis crustulosa (Ach.) Räsänen [1]

Distribution

This species is present in Arctic, Europe, temperate and tropical Asia, Africa and North America.[6] It grows on rocks.[7]

See also

• Rock tripe

References

1. Species fungorum
2. Biolib
3. LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes. Rambold G. (lead editor); for detailed information see http://liaslight.lias.net/About/Impressum.html and http://liasnames.lias.net/About/Impressum.html
4. Frey (1931) Hedwigia, Vol.: 71 p. 110
5. Plants Database
6. Catalogue of life
7. Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria