| Xanthoparmelia joranadia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. joranadia |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia joranadia Hale 1984 | |
Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is rare and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory. It is noted for being similar to Xanthoparmelia arida and Xanthoparmelia lecanorica.
Description
It grows to around 3–8 cm in diameter with shiny light yellow-green sub irregular lobes that extend 1–2.5 mm wide.
Habitat and range
Found in the North American southwest with a majority of observations occurring in north Mexico and the US state of New Mexico.
Chemistry
Xanthoparmelia joranadia has been recorded containing both Lecanoric and usnic acids.
See also
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia joranadia". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia joranadia. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
- Egan, Robert S.; Derstine, Kittie S. (1978). "A New Species in the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia from Texas". The Bryologist. 81 (4): 605. doi:10.2307/3242354. JSTOR 3242354.
- ^ Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
- "Xanthoparmelia joranadia". datosabiertos.unam.mx. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/
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