Opegrapha herbarum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Opegraphaceae
Genus: Opegrapha
Species: Opegrapha herbarum

Name

Opegrapha herbarum Mont., 1833

Life habit: Lichenized.

Substrate and ecology: on acid to basic bark or on rock.

Homotypic synonyms

• Opegrapha betulina var. herbarum (Mont.) Redinger, 1938
• Opegrapha varia var. herbarum (Mont.) Källsten, 1993

Synonyms

• Opegrapha betulina Sm., 1811   [Current name: Opegrapha herbarum Mont., 1833   (from North American Lichen Checklist; Aug 2008)
• Opegrapha betulina var. herbarum (Mont.) Redinger, 1938
• Opegrapha prosiliens Stirt., 1874
• Opegrapha prosodeoides Vain., 1901
• Opegrapha protuberans Zahlbr., 1923
• Opegrapha turneri Leight., 1854
• Opegrapha varia var. herbarum (Mont.) Källsten, 1993

Primary references

• Mont., in Guillemin, Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 2: 302 (1833)

• Montagne, C. (1832) Notice sur les plantes cryptogames récemment découvertes en France, contenant aussi l'indication de quelques espèces les plus rares de la Flora Francaise. Archives de Botanique de Guillemin\ 1832-1837   **[Mattick Rec. # 33941] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**

References

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Opegrapha (p. 246-251) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description, distribution map, and diagram of spore of Opegrapha herbarum: p. 247)

• Ertz, D. and Egea, J.M. (2007) Opegrapha (pp. 255-266) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29968] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Opegrapha herbarum: pp. 261-262; distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 262)

• Pentecost, A. and James, P.W. (1992) Opegrapha (pp. 404-415) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Opegrapha herbarum: pp. 408-409; diagram of ascospores: p. 409, fig. 18d)

• van Herk, K. and Aptroot, A. (2004) Opegrapha (pp. 266-275) In, Veldgids Korstmossen. Koninkliijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, 423 pages; in Dutch.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 26085] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Opegrapha herbarum: p. 270; color photo: p. 271)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist (Aug 2008)

• LIAS

• Opegrapha herbarum in Index Fungorum.

• Opegrapha herbarum in MycoBank.

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Opegrapha herbarum

• Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Opegrapha herbarum

Vernacular names

English: Scribble lichen
Nederlands: Rivierschriftmos