Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Candelina submexicana (B. de Lesd.) Poelt.
Mexican Yolk Lichen
Candelina submexicana is a rather small, rosette forming egg-yolk colored lichen that lives on rock in the Gila. The lobules formed are quite small. The discs of the small apothecia are about the same color as the raised margins. The photobiont is unicellular and green, and the medulla is white.
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Candelina submexicana, growing on granite boulder, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, February 23, 2018
Candelina submexicana, macro of squamules and apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, February 23, 2018
Candelina submexicana, macro of squamules and apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, February 23, 2018
Candelina submexicana, photomicrograph of squamules and apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, February 23, 2018
Candelina submexicana, photomicrograph of cross section of thallus showing green photobiont and white medulla, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, February 23, 2018
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