Xanthoparmelia schmidtii

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Xanthoparmelia schmidtii
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. schmidtii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia schmidtii
Hale (1984) [2]

Xanthoparmelia schmidtii is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. [3] The lichen is uncommon and is listed as endangered by the Nature Conservatory. [1]

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Description

Grows on rocks and is about 4–8 cm in diameter with dark yellowish green lobes which are approximately 0.1-0.2 mm wide, 0.1-0.6 mm high. Moderately patchy rhizines on the underside that are 0.3-0.6mm long and are pale to dark brown in color. This species has the appearances of being a hybrid species as its chemical make up is unique to the foothill region of the Sierra Nevada. [2] [4]

Habitat and range

Found in the US state of California. [1] [5]

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
  3. St. Clair, Larry L.; Johansen, Jeffrey R.; Rushforth, Samuel R. (1993). "Lichens of Soil Crust Communities in the Intermountain Area of the Western United States". The Great Basin Naturalist. 53 (1): 5–12. ISSN   0017-3614. JSTOR   41712752.
  4. Mulroy, Michael; Fryday, Alan M.; Gersoff, Amanda; Dart, Jason; Næsborg, Rikke Reese; Rajakaruna, Nishanta (2022-08-01). "Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review". Botany. 100 (8): 593–617. doi:10.1139/cjb-2021-0187. ISSN   1916-2790. S2CID   247456810.
  5. Hutten, M.; Arup, U.; Breuss, O.; Esslinger, T. L.; Fryday, A. M.; Knudsen, K.; Lendemer, J. C.; Printzen, C.; Root, H. T.; Schultz, M.; Sheard, J.; Tønsberg, T.; McCune, B. (2013-09-09). "Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California". North American Fungi. 8: 1–47. doi: 10.2509/naf2013.008.011 . ISSN   1937-786X.