Summary ²

Caloplaca saxicola is a small bright orange crustose lichen that grows on rock all over the world.:245–6 It is commonly called rock firedot lichen,:245 jewel lichen or rock jewel lichen.

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1. (c) Valter Jacinto | Portugal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/valter/4276821407/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloplaca_saxicola

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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