Tephromela eviolacea

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Tephromela eviolacea is a species of corticolous, crustose lichen in the family Tephromelataceae. Found the Pacific Northwest of the United States{{Cite web |last=Consortium of Lichen Herbaria |title=Tephromela eviolacea |url=https://lichenportal.org/portal//taxa/index.php?tid=266347}} at middle elevations, this lichen usually grows on bark of maple trees, but has also has been reported from pines, Douglas fir, and Umbellularia californica. Typically lichen in the genus Tephromela have violet coloration of their hymenium; T. eviolacea is distinguishable for being the only lichen in this region lacking this trait.

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{{Catalogue of Life |id=B343Z |title=Tephromela eviolacea Haldeman & McCune |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

{{cite journal |last1=Haldeman |first1=Michael |last2=McCune |first2=Bruce |title=Tephromela eviolacea, a new species of Tephromela (Tephromelataceae) lacking a violet hymenium from northwestern North America |journal=The Bryologist |year=2021 |volume=124 |issue=2 |doi=10.1639/0007-2745-124.2.230}}

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Category:Lecanorales

Category:Lichens described in 2021

Category:Lichens of North America

Category:Lichen species

Category:Taxa named by Bruce McCune

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