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Chrysothrix
| Chrysothrix | |
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| Chrysothrix chlorina, Unteres Rannatal, Austria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Chrysotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysothrix Mont. (1852) |
| Type species | |
| Chrysothrix noli-tangere (Mont.) Mont. (1852)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Chrysothrix is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Chrysotrichaceae.[3] They are commonly called gold dust lichens or sulfur dust lichens,[4]: 253 because they are bright yellow to greenish-yellow, sometimes flecked with orange, and composed entirely of powdery soredia.[5] Apothecia are never present in North American specimens.[5]
They grow on bark or rocks, generally in shaded habitats.[5] They can sometimes be mistaken for sterile specimens of Chaenotheca, which usually has pinhead apothecia on tiny stalks, or Psilolechia, which usually has small, bright yellow apothecia.[5] Chrysothrix chlorina was traditionally used as a brown dye for wool in Scandinavia.[6]
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- ^ a b c d Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press: New Haven. ISBN 0-300-08249-5
- ^ Uphof, J. C. T. 1959. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Hafner Publishing Co.: New York.
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