Summary ³

Caloplaca saxicola is a lichen species, with the common name of Jewel lichen or Rock jewel lichen. This lichen occurs over a portion of northern North America. A specific example occurrence is within the northern reaches of the Canadian Boreal forests, where Black Spruce is a dominant tree.

Biology ⁴

Lichen.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Valter Jacinto | Portugal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/valter/4276821407/
2. František ŠARŽÍK, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/78617.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloplaca_saxicola
4. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/28493135

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Mushroom Observer
• SEINet Symbiota portals

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