| Xanthoparmelia neowyomingica | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. neowyomingica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia neowyomingica Hale (1989) | |
Xanthoparmelia neowyomingica is a rock shield lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is uncommon and is listed as endangered by the Nature Conservatory.
Description
Grows on soil with firm lobes that are 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in diameter and yellowish green in color. Lobes are approximately 0.8–2 mm (0.031–0.079 in) wide and are convoluted and branched at the tips. Moderately to densely packed pale brown rhizines on the underside that are 0.5–1.0 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long.
Habitat and range
Found in the North American southwest including the US states of Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming.
See also
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia neowyomingica". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia neowyomingica. NatureServe. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- St. Clair, Larry L.; Johansen, Jeffrey R.; Rushforth, Samuel R. (1993). "Lichens of Soil Crust Communities in the Intermountain Area of the Western United States". The Great Basin Naturalist. 53 (1): 5–12. ISSN 0017-3614. JSTOR 41712752.
- Diaz, Vanessa Marie. The Xanthoparmelia of Colorado: Diversity and Distributions. ISBN 978-1-369-17711-4. OCLC 972717191.
- Tuthill, Dorothy E. (2013). "Preliminary Checklist of Lichens Reported from Wyoming". Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist. 6 (1): 1–19. doi:10.3398/042.006.0101. ISSN 1545-0228. S2CID 56243463.
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