Xanthoparmelia_ajoensis

<i>Xanthoparmelia ajoensis</i>

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis

Species of lichen found in the USA and Mexico

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia. The lichen is uncommon and is listed as vulnerable by the Nature Conservatory.[1]

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Description

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis grows to around 2–6 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1–3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green on the surface and pale brown to brown on the underside.[2][3]

Habitat and range

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is found in the North American southwest including the US states of Arizona,[4] California,[5] Colorado, and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora.[6]

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia ajoensis has been recorded as containing usnic acid and 3-α-hydroxybarbatic acids.[3][6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia ajoensis. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
  2. [2]
    Hutten, M.; Arup, U.; Breuss, O.; Esslinger, T. L.; Fryday, A. M.; Knudsen, K.; Lendemer, J. C.; Printzen, C.; Root, H. T.; Schultz, M.; Sheard, J.; Tønsberg, T.; McCune, B. (2013-09-09). "Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California". North American Fungi. 8: 1. doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011. ISSN 1937-786X.
  3. [3]
    "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. [4]
    Jackson, H. B., Leavitt, S. D., Krebs, T., & Clair, L. L. S. (2005). Lichen flora of the eastern Mojave Desert: Blackrock Arizona, Mojave County, Arizona, USA. Evansia, 22(1), 30–38.
  5. [5]
    Proulx, Knudsen, K.; St. Clair, L. L. (2016). "A checklist of Mojave Desert lichens, USA". North American Fungi. 11 (6): 1–49. doi:10.2509/naf2016.011.006 (inactive 31 January 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. [6]
    Culberson, Chicita F.; Iii, Thomas H. Nash; Johnson, Anita (1979). "3-α-Hydroxybarbatic Acid, a New Depside in Chemosyndromes of Some Xanthoparmeliae with β-Orcinol Depsides". The Bryologist. 82 (2): 154. doi:10.2307/3242074. JSTOR 3242074.


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