Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. It is also known as a member of the rockfrong lichens due to its coloration.[2]

Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. cumberlandia
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
(Gyeln.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms

Parmelia cumberlandia Gyeln.

Description

Grows to around 6–12 cm in diameter with irregular lobate lobes. The upper surface of the lichen has rounded lobed tips with yellow-green or blueish green areas on the surface.[3]

Habitat and range

Commonly found attached to acid rocks in sheltered and semi-sheltered open coastal and intermontane areas at lower elevations as such it is commonly found in across North America except in deserts and open plains.[2][4][5][6]

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia produces constictic, norstictic, stictic, norstictic, usnic and menegazzic acids.[7]

Taxonomy

The lichen was first formally described under the name Parmelia cumberlandia in 1847.[8]

See also

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
  2. Goward, Trevor (1994–1999). The lichens of British Columbia : illustrated keys. Bruce McCune, Dellis Vern Meidinger, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests. Research Branch. Victoria, B.C.: Ministry of Forests, Research Program. ISBN 0-7726-2194-2. OCLC 31651418. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Thomas H., III Nash. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. 2002–2004. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839. Retrieved 2022-05-12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Pringle, Anne; Chen, Diana; Taylor, John W. (June 2003). "Sexual Fecundity is Correlated to Size in the Lichenized Fungus Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia". The Bryologist. 106 (2): 221–225. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2003)106[0221:sficts]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0007-2745. S2CID 18394412. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. "Cumberland Rock Shield (Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. "Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. Deduke, C.; Piercey-Normore, M. D. (July 2014). "A potential trade-off with stictic acid improves ascospore viability in Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia". The Bryologist. 117 (3): 290–296. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-117.3.290. ISSN 0007-2745. S2CID 83971068. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. Hale, Mason E. (1967). "New Taxa in Cetraria, Parmelia, and Parmeliopsis". The Bryologist. 70 (4): 414–422. doi:10.2307/3240783. JSTOR 3240783. Retrieved 2022-05-12.


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