Physcia americana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Physcia
Species: Physcia americana

Name

Physcia americana G. Merr.

References

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Physcia (pp. 546-560) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia americana: pp. 550-551; distribution map for North America: p. 550; color photo: p. 551, plate 660)

• Flenniken, D. (1999) Physcia (Schreber) Michaux (pp. 174-180) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691)   (RLL List # 175 / Rec. # 5723 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia americana: p. 176; color photo: plate 19, H)
• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Physcia (Schreb.) Michx., 1803 (pp. 388-399) 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.   (RLL List # 210 / Rec. # 30032 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia americana: p. 392; color photo: p. 392, fig. 242)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Physcia americana

Vernacular names

English: Powdery rosette lichen,   American rosette lichen