[3] During its taxonomic history it has been proposed for transfers into the genera Blastenia, Lecanora, Lecidea, and Caloplaca by various authors.

[1] In 2013, Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup transferred it to the genus Gyalolechia as part of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae.

This variety is characterised by a yellow thallus with tall, convex areoles and orange apothecia (fruiting bodies) measuring 0.3–0.5 mm in diameter.

[5] A study published in 2019 examined the survivability of Gyalolechia flavovirescens under high doses of helium-beam radiation, simulating aspects of the space environment.

The study's authors posit that these findings have implications for theories of panspermia and the potential for interplanetary transfer of life.