Flavopunctelia praesignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Flavopunctelia
Species: Flavopunctelia praesignis

Name

Flavopunctelia praesignis (Nyl.) Hale, 1984

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region): On bark of hardwoods (Acacia, Acer, Alnus, Ceanothus, Fouquieria, Fraxinus, Ostrya, Platanus, Prunus, Quercus, Salix), conifers (Abies, Cupressus, Juniperus, Pinus, Pseudotsuga) and rocks from 1200-2600 m.

Basionym: Parmelia praesignis Nyl., 1873

Synonyms

• Parmelia praesignis (Nyl.) Krog
• Parmelia incorrupta J.A.Moore, 1932
• Parmelia caperata var. incorrupta (J.A.Moore) E.C.Berry, 1941
• Punctelia praesignis (Nyl.) Krog, 1982

References

• Hale, Mycotaxon 20(2): 682 (1984)

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1984) Flavopunctelia, a new genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina). - Mycotaxon 20: 681–682.   (RLL List # 121-36 / Rec.# 7500 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Flavopunctelia (pp. 317-319) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (The Book) (Description of Flavopunctelia praesignis and distribution map for North America: p. 318; color photo: p. 318, plate 334)

• Egan, R.S. (2004) Flavopunctelia (pp. 111-114) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25897 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Flavopunctelia praesignis and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 113)

• Hale, M.E., Jr.(1980) Taxonomy and distribution of the Parmelia flaventior group (lichens: Parmeliaceae). - Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 47: 75–84.   (RLL List # 116-42 / Rec.# 7359 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Illustration of Flavopunctelia praesignis: p. 77)

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Flavopunctelia praesignis

Vernacular names

English: Fruiting speckled greenshield,   Flavopunctelia lichen