Xanthoparmelia wyomingica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
Species: | X. wyomingica
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Binomial name | |
Xanthoparmelia wyomingica | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Xanthoparmelia wyomingica is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.
The lichen grows to around 4-8 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1-3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green with a smooth and shiny surface while the lower surface is often pale or dark brown in color. [3] [4]
The lichen is found in North America and was first isolated in the US State of Wyoming which it was named after. [5] Wyoming is the southernmost extent of this lichen with its northernmost extent being the Northwest Territories in Canada. [1] [6]
Xanthoparmelia wyomingica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
Species: | X. wyomingica
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Binomial name | |
Xanthoparmelia wyomingica | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Xanthoparmelia wyomingica is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.
The lichen grows to around 4-8 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1-3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green with a smooth and shiny surface while the lower surface is often pale or dark brown in color. [3] [4]
The lichen is found in North America and was first isolated in the US State of Wyoming which it was named after. [5] Wyoming is the southernmost extent of this lichen with its northernmost extent being the Northwest Territories in Canada. [1] [6]