Xanthoparmelia stenosporonica
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| Xanthoparmelia stenosporonica | |
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| General habitat of type specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. stenosporonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia stenosporonica Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia stenosporonica 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 the summit of Swartberg Pass (southwestern Cape Province) at an elevation of 1,585 m (5,200 ft). The lichen thallus, which Hale described as "inconspicuous", is tightly attached to its rock substrate, has a light yellowish brown color, and measures 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) in diameter. It contains stenosporic acid (for which it is named), colensoic acid, and usnic acid.[2]
