| Xanthoparmelia joranadia | |
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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. joranadia
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia joranadia Hale 1984
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Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is rare and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory.[1] It is noted for being similar to Xanthoparmelia arida and Xanthoparmelia lecanorica.[2][3]
Description
It grows to around 3–8 cm in diameter with shiny light yellow-green sub irregular lobes that extend 1–2.5 mm wide.[3]
Habitat and range
Found in the North American southwest with a majority of observations occurring in north Mexico[4] and the US state of New Mexico.[1][5]
Chemistry
Xanthoparmelia joranadia has been recorded containing both Lecanoric and usnic acids.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia joranadia". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia joranadia. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
- ^ Egan, Robert S.; Derstine, Kittie S. (1978). "A New Species in the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia from Texas". The Bryologist. 81 (4): 605. doi:10.2307/3242354. JSTOR 3242354.
- ^ a b c Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia joranadia". datosabiertos.unam.mx. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/
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