Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species: Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

Name

Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa (Tuck.) Hale, 1974

Basionym: Parmelia chlorochroa Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 4: 383 (1860)

References

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1974) Bulbothrix, Parmelina, Relicina, and Xanthoparmelia, four new genera in the Parmeliaceae. - Phytologia 28: 479–490.   (RLL List # 91 / Rec.# 7462 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Biodiversity Heritage Library)

• Brodo, Sharnoff and Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America.

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

• USDA Plants Database

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

Vernacular names

English: Tumbleweed shield lichen,   Xanthoparmelia lichen