Alectoria vancouverensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Alectoria
Species: Alectoria vancouverensis

Name

Alectoria vancouverensis (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw., 1977

Basionym

• Bryopogon vancouverensis Gyeln., 1935

References

• Brodo, I.M., and Hawksworth, D.L. (1977) Alectoria and allied genera in North America. - Opera Bot. 42: 1–164.   (RLL List # 97 / Rec.# 2423 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Review)

• Goward, T. 1999. The lichens of British Columbia - Illustrated Keys - Part 2 - Fruticose Species. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Research Program, 319 pp. (RLL List # 176 / Rec.# 6980 - Recent Literature on Lichens) Online Reference page. : Alectoria Ach. (pp. 47-50) (Description of A. vancouverensis: p. 50)

• McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (1997) Alectoria (pp. 20-24) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 386 pp. (Description of A. vancouverensis and color photo: p. 24)

• North American Lichen Checklist

• LIAS

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Discover Life Photo - Alectoria vancouverensis

Vernacular names

English: Friable witch's hair