Calicium sequoiae
Calicium sequoiae is a crustose lichen that has only been found growing on old-growth redwood trees in California.[1]:234 It is a species of stubble lichen (pin lichen, (genus Calicium) in the Caliciaceae family.[1]:234 Apothecia are white-powder coated (pruinose).[1]:234 The unusual spores have spiral ridges.[1]:234
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Reaction to chemical tests
The thallus reacts to chemical tests as K+ yellow, P+ orange, and the aphothecia reacts I+ blue.[1]:234
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References
- Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
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