Taxonavigation

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Physcia
Species: Physcia dimidiata

Name

Physcia dimidiata (Arnold) Nyl., 1881

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) Mainly growing on north exposed rocks

World distribution: Europe, East Africa, South America and SW North America

Basionym: Parmelia pulverulenta var. dimidiata Arnold, 1864

Synonyms:

• Parmelia dimidiata (Arnold) Arnold, 1884
• Parmelia pulverulenta var. dimidiata Arnold, 1864

References

• Zahlbruckner, A. Catalogus Lichenum Universalis 7 , 1930-1931, page 612
  • Physcia dimidiata Nyl. apud Hue in Revue de Botan., vol. V, 1886-87, p. 9.

• McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Physcia (pp. 265-272) In: Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp.   (RLL List # 216 / Rec. # 31233 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia dimidiata and color photo: p. 271)

• Moberg, R. (1977) The lichen genus Physcia and allied genera in Fennoscandia. - Symbol. Bot. Upsal. 22: 1–108.   (RLL List # 98 / Rec. # 12901 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Illustration of Physcia dimidiata: p. 74)

• Moberg, R. (2002) Physcia (pp. 358-373) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages.   (RLL List # 187 / Rec. # 23100 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia dimidiata: pp. 364-365; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 365)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Physcia (Schreber) Michaux (pp. 724-735) - Teil 2) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   (RLL List # 159 / Rec. # 20405 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia dimidiata: p. 733)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Vernacular names