Xanthoparmelia californica

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Xanthoparmelia californica
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Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. californica
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia californica
Hale 1984

Xanthoparmelia californica is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is uncommon and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory. [1]

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Description

Grows to around 3–6 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 0.8-1.5 mm wide with smooth edges. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green to bluish green on the surface but becomes gains darker rings with age and light brown on the underside. [2] [3]

Habitat and range

Found in the North American southwest including the US states of California, Utah, and Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. [4] [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia californica". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia californica. NatureServe. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 22 Aug 2022.
  2. Nash III, Thomas H., ed. (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN   0-9716759-0-2. OCLC   50120839.
  3. Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2021-06-15). "Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 78 (1): e107. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2564. ISSN   1988-3196. S2CID   236290348.
  4. "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia californica". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. Shrestha, G. (2012-05-16). "A Checklist of the Lichens of the Beaver Dam Slope, Washington County, Utah, USA". North American Fungi. 7: 1–7. doi: 10.2509/naf2012.007.005 .