Lepraria xerophila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Lepraria
Species: Lepraria xerophila

Name

Lepraria xerophila Tønsberg, 2004

Type location: Mexico, Baja California: along ridge interior from Punta Santo Tomas, chaparral to desert transition area.

Substrate and ecology: On dry soil, rarely on bare rock and wood in grasslands, coastal scrub, chaparral to desert transition areas, mixed oak-chaparral-pasture and oak forests.

References

• Tønsberg, T. (2004) Lepraria (pp. 322-329) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Diederich, P., Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages. (Description of Lepraria xerophila: pp. 328-329; distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 329) (Color photo in plate section of vol. II)
• Index Fungorum
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Lepraria xerophila