Golden hair lichen  (Teloschistes flavicans)

Facts

Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Class Ascomyctetes
Order Teloschistales
Family Teloschistaceae
Genus Teloschistes (1)
Size Length of lobes: up to 4 cm (7)
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Status

Classified as Vulnerable in Great Britain (2), and protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (4).