Buellia erubescens

Buellia erubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Buellia
Species:
B. erubescens
Binomial name
Buellia erubescens
Arnold (1875)

Buellia erubescens, the common button lichen, is a species of lichen in the genus Buellia.[1] It is found commonly on the bark and occasionally on the wood of Quercus, Pinus, Juniperus, or other species of trees with bark that has generally low pH. It is common between 600 and 3,000 m (2,000 and 9,800 ft) elevation, and is common in submontane to subalpine forests.[2]

Buellia erubescens
  1. ^ "Common Button Lichen (Buellia erubescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  2. ^ "CNALH - Buellia erubescens". lichenportal.org.