Icmadophila
| Icmadophila | |
|---|---|
| Icmadophila ericetorum growing on a rotten log on Meares Island, west coast of Canada. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Icmadophilaceae |
| Genus: | Icmadophila Trevis. (1852) |
| Type species | |
| Icmadophila aeruginosa | |
| Species | |
|
I. adversum | |
| Synonyms | |
Icmadophila is a genus of crustose lichen. The genus has a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere and contains six species. The only species found in North America, Icmadophila ericetorum, has a mint green crustose thallus that is dotted with bright pink apothecial disks, and is sometimes colloquially referred to as "fairy puke". It aggressively grows over mosses on well-rotted wood and peat. It looks very distinctive, but may be confused with species of Dibaeis.