Baeomyces carneus

Baeomyces carneus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Baeomycetales
Family:	Baeomycetaceae
Genus:	Baeomyces
Species:	B. carneus
Binomial name
	Baeomyces carneus; Flörke (1821)
Synonyms
	List Patellaria carnea (Flörke) Spreng. (1827) ; Baeomyces rufus var. carneus (Flörke) Nyl. (1860) ; Lichen ericetorum var. carneus Retz. (1779) ; Sphyridium carneum (Retz.) Flot. (1843) ; Biatora byssoides f. carnea (Retz.) Rabenh. (1845) ; Biatora byssoides var. carnea (Retz.) Rabenh. (1845) ; Sphyridium fungiforme var. carneum (Retz.) Körb. (1855) ; Baeomyces byssoides var. carneus (Retz.) Hepp (1860) ; Sphyridium byssoides f. carneum (Retz.) Rabenh. (1870) ;

Baeomyces carneus is a species of terricolous and saxicolous (ground- and rock-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Baeomycetaceae. This pale green to light brown lichen forms crusty patches on soil, rotting wood, or sheltered rocks, and spreads mainly through tiny detachable flakes rather than spores. It has a wide distribution across the boreal forests of North America and also occurs in Europe, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the West Indies.