Teloschistes flavicans

Teloschistes flavicans
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Teloschistales
Family:	Teloschistaceae
Genus:	Teloschistes
Species:	T. flavicans
Binomial name
	Teloschistes flavicans; (Sw.) Norman (1852)
Synonyms
	List Lichen flavicans Sw. (1788); Physcia flavicans DC.; Borreri flavicans (Sw.) Ach.; Parmelia flavicans (Tuck.); Parmelia perlata var. flavicans Tuck.; ;

Teloschistes flavicans, also known as the golden hair-lichen, is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus Teloschistes (meaning "split-ends"; a reference to its finely divided thallus and dense coils which appear almost like brillopads), family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its saffron-coloured pigmentation, this widespread fruticose lichen grows on rocks and branches of trees.