Xanthoparmelia evernica
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| Xanthoparmelia evernica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. evernica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia evernica Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia evernica is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Laguneberg Mountain (district Omaruru, Namibia. The lichen has a somewhat dark yellow-green thallus measuring 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) broad, comprising more or less linear lobes that are 0.3–1 mm wide. The large, hollow, spherical isidia are a characteristic feature of this lichen. It contains evernic acid and usnic acid, and trace amounts of lecanoric acid.[2]
