Ramalina leptocarpha, also known as the western strap lichen, is a species of cartilage lichen found in Oregon, California, and Baja California.[1][2][3] The range of this species extends from the coast as far inland as the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2] R. leptocarpha often grows in epiphytic association with Ramalina menziesii.[4] Trebouxia decolorans is its primary algal photobiont.[4] This species was first described in 1858 by Edward Tuckerman from a collection made in Monterey, California.[5]
| Ramalina leptocarpha | |
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| Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, San Mateo County, California, 2021 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Ramalina |
| Species: | R. leptocarpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramalina leptocarpha Tuck., 1858
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References
edit- ^ "Ramalina leptocarpha". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ a b Rundel, Philip W.; Bowler, Peter A. (1976). "Ramalina leptocarpha and R. Subleptocarpha: A Fertile-Sorediate Species Pair". The Bryologist. 79 (3): 364–369. doi:10.2307/3242380. JSTOR 3242380.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ a b Werth, Silke (July 2012). "Fungal-algal interactions in Ramalina menziesii and its associated epiphytic lichen community". The Lichenologist. 44 (4): 543–560. doi:10.1017/S0024282912000138. ISSN 0024-2829.
- ^ Tuckerman, E. 1858: Supplement to an enumeration of North American and some other lichens. American Journal of Science, and Arts. Series 2, 25: 422–430. page 423 URL=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27560448
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