Plitt's Rock-Shield
Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyelnik) Hale
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Plitt's Xanthoparmelia Lichen 
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Xanthoparmelia plittii

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. plittii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia plittii
(Gyeln.) Hale (1974) [2]
Synonyms
  • Parmelia plittii Gyeln. (1931))

Xanthoparmelia plittii is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus.

Description

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Xanthoparmelia plittii grows to around 4-10 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 0.5-2 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green with a smooth and shiny surface. While the lower surface being pale or medium brown in color with moderate to densely packed rhizinate anchoring the lichen to the surface.[3][4]

Habitat and range

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Xanthoparmelia plittii has been observed mostly in North America,[5][6] but has been found in South America[7] and Europe as well.[8][9]

Chemistry

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Xanthoparmelia plittii has been found to contain usnic acid.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia plittii". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia plittii. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
  2. ^ "Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyeln.) Hale". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ 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. ISSN 1937-786X.
  4. ^ "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia plittii". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Leavitt, Steven D.; Clair, Larry L. St. (2008). "Lichens of the Boulder Mountain Plateau, Wayne County, Utah, USA". Evansia. 25 (4): 85–89. doi:10.1639/0747-9859-25.4.85. ISSN 0747-9859. S2CID 129581085.
  6. ^ Czeczuga, Bazyli; Eversman, Sharon (1993). "Carotenoids in Lichens from Yellowstone National Park and Adjacent Forests in Montana and Wyoming". The Bryologist. 96 (1): 102. doi:10.2307/3243325. JSTOR 3243325.
  7. ^ Gerlach, Alice da Cruz Lima; Eliasaro, Sionara (2012). "Liquens parmelioides eciliados (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) em costões rochosos dos estados do Paraná e Santa Catarina, Brasil". Acta Botanica Brasilica (in Portuguese). 26 (3): 570–584. doi:10.1590/S0102-33062012000300007. ISSN 0102-3306.
  8. ^ Rizzi, G.; Giordani, P. (2013). "The ecology of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia in Italy: An investigation throughout spatial scales". Plant Biosystems. 147 (1): 33–39. doi:10.1080/11263504.2012.717546. ISSN 1126-3504. S2CID 85365829.
  9. ^ Ochyra, Ryszard (2014-01-01). "New Books: Hertel H. (2012): Gattungseponyme bei Flechten und lichenicolen Pilzen". Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales. 63 (1). doi:10.2478/cszma-2014-0006. ISSN 2336-3207. S2CID 85676730.
  10. ^ Kanigowski, Paweł; Flakus, Adam; Oset, Magdalena; Kowalewska, Agnieszka; Rykaczewki, Max; Kukwa, Martin (2016-06-01). "The Lichen Family Parmeliaceae in Poland. Xanthoparmelia Species Containing Usnic Acid". Herzogia. 29 (1): 108. doi:10.13158/heia.29.1.2016.108. ISSN 0018-0971. S2CID 89438480.


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