Xanthoparmelia wyomingica

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Xanthoparmelia wyomingica
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Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. wyomingica
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia wyomingica
(Gyeln.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms [2]
  • Parmelia digitulata var. wyomingicaGyeln. (1938)

Xanthoparmelia wyomingica is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia .

Description

The lichen grows to around 4-8 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1-3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green with a smooth and shiny surface while the lower surface is often pale or dark brown in color. [3] [4]

Habitat and range

The lichen is found in North America and was first isolated in the US State of Wyoming which it was named after. [5] Wyoming is the southernmost extent of this lichen with its northernmost extent being the Northwest Territories in Canada. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia wyomingica". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia wyomingica. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. "Record Details: Xanthoparmelia wyomingica (Gyeln.) Hale, Phytologia 28(5): 490 (1974)". Index Fungorum . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Xanthoparmelia wyomingica". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. Thomas H. Nash III; P Diederich; Frank Bungartz; BD Ryan, eds. (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN   0-9716759-0-2. OCLC   50120839.
  5. Leavitt, Steven D.; Smith, Barb (2020-04-03). "Baseline Population Density Estimates of 'Wyoming Range Lichens' (Xanthoparmelia wyomingica) Relative to Mountain Goats in the La Sal Mountains, Utah, USA". Evansia. 37 (1): 1. doi:10.1639/0747-9859-37.1.1. ISSN   0747-9859.
  6. Eversman, Sharon; Wetmore, Clifford M.; Glew, Katherine; Bennett, James P. (2002). "Patterns of Lichen Diversity in Yellowstone National Park". The Bryologist. 105 (1): 27–42. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2002)105[0027:POLDIY]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0007-2745.