Xanthoria candelaria: Orange lichen–The Race Rocks Taxonomy

Possibly this species is Xanthoria candelaria

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Fungi
Division Ascomycota
Class Lecanoromycetes
Order Teloschistales
Family Teloschistaceae
Genus Xanthoria
Species candelaria
Common Name: Orange Lichen

The grey lichen on a ring on the outside is probably Lecanora straminea

 

Other Members of the Division Ascomycota at Race Rocks
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Garry Fletcher