Xanthoparmelia wyomingica

Xanthoparmelia wyomingica
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
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]}

See also

• List of Xanthoparmelia species

References

1. "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.