Melanelia culbersonii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Melanelia
Species: Melanelia culbersonii

Name

Melanelia culbersonii (Hale) A. Thell, 1995

Basionym: Cetraria culbersonii Hale, 1968

References

• A. Thell, Nova Hedwigia 60(3-4): 418 (1995)

• Thell, A. (1995) A new position of the Cetraria commixta group in Melanelia (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). - Nova Hedwigia 60(3-4): 407–422.   (RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 18402 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Melanelia (pp. 430-441) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of Melanelia culbersonii: pp. 432-433; distribution map for North America: p. 432; color photo: p. 432, plate 493)

• Flenniken, D. (1999) Melanelia Essl. (pp. 138-142) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691) (Description of Melanelia culbersonii: p. 139; color photo: plate 14, J)

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Melanelia Essl., 1978 (pp. 305-321) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp. (Description of Melanelia culbersonii: pp. 306-307)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• LIAS

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Melanelia culbersonii

Vernacular names

English: Appalachian camouflage lichen,   Appalachian rock brown-shield lichen