Xanthoparmelia wyomingica is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. wyomingica
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| Xanthoparmelia wyomingica | |
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Description
editThe lichen grows to around 4-8 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1-3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green with a smooth and shiny surface while the lower surface is often pale or dark brown in color.[3][4]
Habitat and range
editThe lichen is found in North America and was first isolated in the US State of Wyoming which it was named after.[5] Wyoming is the southernmost extent of this lichen with its northernmost extent being the Northwest Territories in Canada.[1][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia wyomingica". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia wyomingica. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Record Details: Xanthoparmelia wyomingica (Gyeln.) Hale, Phytologia 28(5): 490 (1974)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Xanthoparmelia wyomingica". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Thomas H. Nash III; P Diederich; Frank Bungartz; BD Ryan, eds. (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839.
- ^ Leavitt, Steven D.; Smith, Barb (2020-04-03). "Baseline Population Density Estimates of 'Wyoming Range Lichens' (Xanthoparmelia wyomingica) Relative to Mountain Goats in the La Sal Mountains, Utah, USA". Evansia. 37 (1): 1. doi:10.1639/0747-9859-37.1.1. ISSN 0747-9859.
- ^ Eversman, Sharon; Wetmore, Clifford M.; Glew, Katherine; Bennett, James P. (2002). "Patterns of Lichen Diversity in Yellowstone National Park". The Bryologist. 105 (1): 27–42. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2002)105[0027:POLDIY]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-2745.
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