Physcia crispa

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 crispa

Name

Physcia crispa Nyl., 1860

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) At the only known locality growing on trees at 500 m

World distribution: South America, East Africa and SW North America

References

• Zahlbruckner, A. Catalogus Lichenum Universalis 7 , 1930-1931, page 611
  • Physcia crispa Nyl., Synops. Lich. vol. I, 1860, p. 423.

• Nylander, W. (1860) Synopsis methodica lichenum omnium hucusque cognitorum praemissa introductione lingua gallica tractata. - L. Martinet\Paris. 141-430, pl. v-viii, pp. v-xxi pp.   (Mattick Rec.# 21845 - Literature on Lichens)

• Moberg, R. (1986) The genus Physcia in East Africa. - Nordic Journal of Botany 6: 843–864.   (RLL List # 129-118 / Rec. # 12912 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Illustration of Physcia crispa: p. 854)

• Moberg, R. (2002) Physcia (pp. 358-373) 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.   (RLL List # 187 / Rec. # 23100 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia crispa: p. 364)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Physcia crispa

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Physcia crispa

Vernacular names

English: Rosette lichen