Leprocaulon beechingii

Leprocaulon beechingii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Leprocaulaceae.

[1] Found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologist James Lendemer.

Its main distinguishing physical characteristic is the placodioid thallus of the normandinoides-type, with raised, crisp margins.

The latter of these substances gives the thallus a greenish-yellow colouration.

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