Candelina
| Candelina | |
|---|---|
| Candelina submexicana in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Candelariaceae |
| Genus: | Candelina Poelt (1974) |
| Type species | |
| Candelina mexicana (B.de Lesd.) Poelt (1974)
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| Species | |
Candelina is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It comprises three species of yellow-colored, rock-dwelling crustose lichens. The lichens grow on sun-baked rocks in desert and semi-desert regions in the Americas and south-western Africa.