Parmelia omphalodes

Parmelia omphalodes
on Jane Bald peak, Roan Mountain (Tennessee border, USA)
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Parmelia
Species:	P. omphalodes
Binomial name
Parmelia omphalodes (L.) Ach. (1803)
Synonyms [2]
Lichen omphalodesL. (1753) Psora omphalodes(L.) Baumg. (1790) Parmelia saxatilis subsp. omphalodes(L.) Nyl. (1876) Parmelia saxatilis var. omphalodes(L.) Fr. (1831) Imbricaria omphalodes(L.) Jatta (1900) Parmotrema omphalodes(L.) M.Choisy (1952)

Parmelia omphalodes is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is one of the several dozen lichen species first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. ^[3] Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Parmelia in 1803. ^[4] The lichen is widely distributed, having been recorded in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South Americas. Morphologically similar–but genetically distinct–species include Parmelia discordans and P. pinnatifida . ^[5]

See also

• List of lichens named by Carl Linnaeus

References

1. NatureServe. "Parmelia omphalodes". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
2. "Synonymy: Parmelia omphalodes (L.) Ach., Methodus, Sectio post. (Stockholmiæ): 204 (1803)". Species Fungorum . Retrieved 19 June 2021.
3. Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. Stockholm: Impensis Laurentii Salvii. p. 1143.
4. Acharius, E. (1803). Methodus qua Omnes Detectos Lichenes Secundum Organa Carpomorpha ad Genera, Species et Varietates Redigere atque Observationibus Illustrare Tentavit Erik Acharius (in Latin). Stockholm: F.D.D. Ulrich. p. 204.
5. Ossowska, Emilia; Guzow-Krzemińska, Beata; Kolanowska, Marta; Szczepańska, Katarzyna; Kukwa, Martin (2019). "Morphology and secondary chemistry in species recognition of Parmelia omphalodes group – evidence from molecular data with notes on the ecological niche modelling and genetic variability of photobionts". MycoKeys (61): 39–74. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.61.38175 . PMC   6920222 . PMID   31866741.