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Adelolecia
Adelolecia is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanoraceae. These rock-dwelling lichens form thin crusts made up of small angular patches, typically reaching about 12 cm across with distinctive black, round fruiting bodies that sit directly on the surface. The genus includes four species found in mountainous and arctic regions, where they grow on various types of rock and are distinguished by chemical compounds (lichen products) that produce colourful diagnostic reactions when tested with laboratory solutions.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Adelolecia sonorae
speciesAdelolecia sonorae
Adelolecia pilati
speciesAdelolecia pilati
Adelolecia kolaensis
speciesAdelolecia kolaensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 174668.