Physconia detersa

Physconia detersa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Physconia
Species: Physconia detersa

Name

Physconia detersa (Nyl.) Poelt, 1965

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) On bark, rock, or over mosses on rock

World distribution: North America, Europe, Asia

Basionym: Parmelia pulverulenta var. detersa Nyl., 1860

Synonymy

• Physcia detersa (Nyl.) Nyl.

References

• Physconia detersa (Nyl.) Poelt, Nova Hedwigia 9: 30 (1965)
• Poelt, J. (1965) Zur Systematik der Flechtenfamilie Physciaceae. - Nova Hedwigia 9 (1-4): 21–32.   (RLL List # 54 / Rec. # 14831 - Recent Literature on Lichens)
• Chen, J.-B. and Hu, G.-R. (2003) The lichen family Physciaceae (Ascomycota) in China V. The genus Physconia. - Mycotaxon 86: 185–194.   (RLL List # 192 / Rec. # 24695 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site)
• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Physconia (pp. 560–566) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physconia detersa and distribution map for North America: p. 561; color photo: p. 563, plate 676)
• Esslinger, T. L. (2002) Physconia (pp. 373–383) 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. # 23101 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physconia detersa: pp. 376–377; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 377; black-and-white photo: p. 376, fig. 72)
• Flenniken, D. (1999) Physconia Poelt (pp. 181–183) 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 Physconia detersa: p. 181-182; color photo: plate 20, F)
• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Physonia Poelt, 1965 (pp. 401–405) 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 Physconia detersa: pp. 402–403; color photos: p. 402: fig 253 & p. 403, fig. 254)
• Thomson, J.W. (1984) Physconia Poelt (pp. 357–361). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   (RLL List # 124-96 / Rec. # 18494 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physconia detersa: pp. 358 & 361; sketch and distribution map for the American arctic: p. 359)
• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Anaptychia Körber (pp. 29–30) In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   (RLL List # 190 / Rec. # 24161 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physconia detersa: p. 187)
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011
• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Physconia detersa
• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Physconia detersa
• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Physconia detersa

Vernacular names

English: Bottlebrush frost lichen,   Frosted lichen