Xanthoparmelia callifolioides
{{Short description|Species of lichen found in the southern hemisphere}}
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Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.{{Cite web |title=CNALH - Xanthoparmelia callifolioides |url=https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?tid=192502&taxauthid=1&clid=1044 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=lichenportal.org}}
Description
Xanthoparmelia callifolioides grows to around 5–10 cm in diameter with broad light green lobes that are 1.5-3mm wide. Found to grow on small stones, pebbles, and nearby soil. Backside contains moderate collections of patchy simple rhizines that are approximately 1–2 mm long. A close relative is the lichen Xanthoparmelia taractica{{Cite book |last=Hale |first=Mason E. |title=A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) / |date=1990 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press |location=Washington, D.C. |doi=10.5962/bhl.title.123253 }}
Habitat and range
Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is found mostly in the southern hemisphere, including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, and Chile.Feuerer, T., & Sipman, H. J. (2005). Additions to the lichenized and lichenicolous fungi of Bolivia. Herzogia, 18, 139-144. https://blam-bl.de/images/Herzogia_18/H18-Feuerer-txt.pdf{{Cite book |last=Nash |first=Thomas H. III |title=A revision of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia in South America |date=1995 |publisher=J. Cramer |others=Corinna Gries, J. A. Elix |isbn=3-443-58035-1 |location=Berlin |oclc=32137808}}
Chemistry
Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is known to contain usnic acid.
See also
References
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Category:Lichens of South America
Category:Lichens described in 1988
Category:Taxa named by John Alan Elix
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