Shingled Rock-Shield
Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla (Gyelnik) Hale
Shingled Rock-Shield: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/4860
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Narrow-lobed Rock-Shield 
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Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. angustiphylla
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla
(Gyeln.) Hale (1988)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia conspersa var. angustiphylla Gyeln. (1931)

Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.

Description

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Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla grows to around 5–10 cm in diameter with regular to irregular rosettes that become more irregular over time. The upper surface is yellow-green and the lower surface is black with simple rhizines that are approximately 0.2–0.8 mm long.[2][3]

Habitat and range

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Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla is found mostly in North America, with limited observations in Australia and Europe.[4][5]

Chemistry

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Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla is known to contain menegazziaic acid and usnic acid.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NatureServe. "Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ Mycotaxon, 33: 401, 1988. Basionym: Parmelia conspersa var. angustiphylla Gyeln. – Feddes Rep., 29: 153, 1931.
  3. ^ Martellos, P. L. Nimis, S. "Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla (Gyeln.) Hale". italic.units.it. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla (Gyeln.) Hale". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. ^ Tsurykau, Andrei; Golubkov, Vladimir; Bely, Pavel (2018). "The lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) in Belarus". Folia Cryptogamica Estonica. 55: 125–132. doi:10.12697/fce.2018.55.13.
  6. ^ Kanigowski, Paweł; Flakus, Adam; Oset, Magdalena; Kowalewska, Agnieszka; Rykaczewki, Max; Kukwa, Martin (2016-06-01). "The Lichen Family Parmeliaceae in Poland. Xanthoparmelia Species Containing Usnic Acid". Herzogia. 29 (1): 108. doi:10.13158/heia.29.1.2016.108. ISSN 0018-0971. S2CID 89438480.


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