Leprocaulon

Leprocaulon
Leprocaulon knudsenii in southern California
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Leprocaulales
Family: Leprocaulaceae
Genus: Leprocaulon
Nyl. (1879)
Type species
Leprocaulon nanum
(Ach.) Nyl. (1879)

Leprocaulon is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Leprocaulaceae. Members of the genus Leprocaulon are commonly called mealy lichens.