Xanthoparmelia idahoensis

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

Xanthoparmelia idahoensis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. idahoensis
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia idahoensis
Hale (1989)[2]

Description

Grows in bunches and found on soil it's lobes are firm but can break apart when collected. Samples collected have been 2–4 cm in diameter with broad yellowish green lobes which are approximately 1.5-4 mm wide and are contorted or twisted. Very spare simple rhizines on the underside that are 0.2-0.3mm long.[2]

Habitat and range

Found in the North American southwest including the US states of Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia idahoensis". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia idahoensis. NatureServe. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  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. Goffinet, Bernard; Rosentreter, Roger; Sérusiaux, Emmanuël (2001). "A second locality for Xanthoparmelia idahoensis Hale, an endangered vagrant lichen, new to Canada". Evansia. 18 (2): 58–59. doi:10.5962/p.346513. S2CID 130613095.
  5. Diaz, Vanessa Marie. The Xanthoparmelia of Colorado: Diversity and Distributions. ISBN 978-1-369-17711-4. OCLC 972717191.


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