Xanthoparmelia lavicola

Xanthoparmelia lavicola
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. lavicola
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia lavicola (Gyeln.) Hale
Synonyms [2]
Parmelia lavicolaGyeln.

Xanthoparmelia lavicola is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that can be found in Mexico north to Arizona and California in the United States. It has also been found in Ecuador. ^[3] Xanthoparmelia lavicola grows in dry habitats on acidic rocks. ^[3] It has been called the trochanter lichen. ^[4]

Description

The upper part is either light yellow or yellow-green and the bottom surface is brown. The apothecia are 2–7 millimetres (0.079–0.276 in) wide and the thallus of which is laminal and is 4–7 centimetres (1.6–2.8 in) in diameter. The disc is either cinnamon-brown or dark brown and is ellipsoid. The pycnidia is immersed, while the conidia are bifusiform. ^[3]

See also

• List of Xanthoparmelia species

References

1. NatureServe. "Xanthoparmelia lavicola". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
2. "Xanthoparmelia lavicola". www.indexfungorum.org. Index Fungorum. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
3. "Xanthoparmelia lavicola (Gyelnik) Hale" . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
4. Tripp, Erin (2017). Field guide to the lichens of White Rocks (Boulder, Colorado). University Press of Colorado. ISBN   9781607325543.