Ramalina confertula

Ramalina confertula
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Ramalinaceae
Genus:	Ramalina
Species:	R. confertula
Binomial name
Ramalina confertula Krog & Østh.

Ramalina confertula, the mountain strap lichen, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae, known from only four locations on Porto Santo Island (Portugal). ^[1]

Habitat and Distribution

R. confertula grows on volcanic rock on four volcanic rocky outcrops, at altitudes of 200 to 500 m. ^[1]

References

1. Sparrius, L., Aptroot, A., Sipman, H., Pérez-Vargas, I., Matos, P., Gerlach, A. & Vervoort, M. (2024). "Ramalina confertula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T70381370A213346957. Retrieved 30 July 2024.