Xanthoria
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Xanthoria parietina (common orange lichen)
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Xanthoria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Teloschistaceae – sunburst lichens, wall lichens, orange wall lichens.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Lecanoromycetes - class; Lecanoromycetidae - subclass; Teloschistales - order; Teloschistineae - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Xanthoria parietina (common orange lichen) - type species; Xanthoria alfredii, Xanthoria andina, Xanthoria aureola, Xanthoria calcicola, Xanthoria candelari, Xanthoria capensis, Xanthoria ectaneoides, Xanthoria elegans, Xanthoria karrooensis, Xanthoria montana, Xanthoria novozelandica, Xanthoria polycarpa, Xanthoria resendei, Xanthoria sorediata, Xanthoria stenophylla, Xanthoria turbinata, Xanthoria ulophyllodes - other species
References
Xanthoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Xanthoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Xanthoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
