Peltula richardsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lichinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lichinomycetes Ordo: Lichinales

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula richardsii

Name

Peltula richardsii (Herre) Wetmore, 1970

Basionym: Heppia richardsii Herre, 1950

Synonymy

• Heppia richardsii Herre, 1950

References

• Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57 (2): 202 (1971) [1970]
• Wetmore, C.M. (1970) The lichen family Heppiaceae in North America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 158–209. (Illustration of P. richardsii: fig. 27)
• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Peltula (pp. 522-525) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description, and distribution map for North America of P. richardsii: p. 525; color photo: page 525, fig. 627)
• Büdel, B. and Nash III, T.H (2002) Peltula (pp. 331-340) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D, Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. (Description of P. richardsii and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 339)
• Index Fungorum
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Peltula richardsii

Vernacular names

English: Giant rock-olive lichen,   Richard's peltula lichen