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Leprocaulon beechingii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Leprocaulales
Family:	Leprocaulaceae
Genus:	Leprocaulon
Species:	L. beechingii
Binomial name
Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer (2020)

Leprocaulon beechingii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Leprocaulaceae. Found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologist James Lendemer. Its main distinguishing physical characteristic is the placodioid thallus of the normandinoides-type, with raised, crisp margins. Chemically, it contains the secondary chemical products zeorin and usnic acid. The latter of these substances gives the thallus a greenish-yellow colouration.

References

1. "Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. Lendemer, James C. (2020). "Leprocaulon beechingii (Leprocaulaceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America". The Bryologist. 123 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.1.001. S2CID 212649999.

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