Bunodophoron crespoae

Bunodophoron crespoae is a species of ground-dwelling, fruticose lichen in the family Sphaerophoraceae.

The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2018 by Edier Soto Medina, Maria Prieto, and Mats Wedin.

The type specimen was collected from the Páramo Gabriel López in Cauca, Colombia, at an altitude of 3,200 m (10,500 ft), where it was found growing on the ground alongside Sphagnum moss.

[1] The lichen, described as "large and eye-catching" by the authors, grow whitish, flattened branches that are 10–13 cm (3.9–5.1 in) long.

Pycnidia are common, and occur at the tips of the small terminal branches (branchlets).