Xanthoparmelia lesothoensis
Species of lichen-forming fungus
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Xanthoparmelia lesothoensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found at high elevations in the Drakensberg escarpment of Lesotho, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from a pasture east of Sani Pass at an elevation of 2,875 m (9,432 ft), where it was found growing on sun-exposed dolerite rock ledges. The lichen has a leathery, yellowish-green thallus that is tightly attached to its rock substrate and reaches 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) in diameter. It contains salazinic acid, diffractaic acid, and usnic acid.[2]
| Xanthoparmelia lesothoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. lesothoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia lesothoensis Hale (1986) | |
