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Species of lichen found in the USA and Mexico

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species: X. ajoensis
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis
(T.H.Nash) Egan (1975)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia ajoensis T.H.Nash (1974)
Magnified image of Xanthoparmelia ajoensis

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia. The lichen is uncommon and is listed as vulnerable by the Nature Conservatory.

Description

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis grows to around 2–6 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1–3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green on the surface and pale brown to brown on the underside.

Habitat and range

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is found in the North American southwest including the US states of Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora.

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis has been recorded as containing usnic acid and 3-α-hydroxybarbatic acids.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia ajoensis. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
  2. Hutten, M.; Arup, U.; Breuss, O.; Esslinger, T. L.; Fryday, A. M.; Knudsen, K.; Lendemer, J. C.; Printzen, C.; Root, H. T.; Schultz, M.; Sheard, J.; Tønsberg, T.; McCune, B. (2013-09-09). "Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California". North American Fungi. 8: 1. doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 1937-786X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  3. ^ "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. Jackson, H. B., Leavitt, S. D., Krebs, T., & Clair, L. L. S. (2005). Lichen flora of the eastern Mojave Desert: Blackrock Arizona, Mojave County, Arizona, USA. Evansia, 22(1), 30–38.
  5. Proulx, Knudsen, K.; St. Clair, L. L. (2016). "A checklist of Mojave Desert lichens, USA". North American Fungi. 11 (6): 1–49. doi:10.2509/naf2016.011.006 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Culberson, Chicita F.; Iii, Thomas H. Nash; Johnson, Anita (1979). "3-α-Hydroxybarbatic Acid, a New Depside in Chemosyndromes of Some Xanthoparmeliae with β-Orcinol Depsides". The Bryologist. 82 (2): 154. doi:10.2307/3242074. JSTOR 3242074.
Taxon identifiers
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis
Parmelia ajoensis


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