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Candelariales

order of fungi
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  • panther cap mushroom
    fungus
    / Annotated classification

    Order Candelariales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Forms lichens; commonly grows on rocks and shrubs; thallus is yellow to orange in colour; most are nitrophilus; apothecia may be lecanorine; thallus may be foliose; example genera include Candelaria and Candelariella. Class Leotiomycetes Parasitic on plants,

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    Order Candelariales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Forms lichens; commonly grows on rocks and shrubs; thallus is yellow to orange in colour; most are nitrophilus; apothecia may be lecanorine; thallus may be foliose; example genera include Candelaria and Candelariella. Class Leotiomycetes Parasitic on plants,

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