Physconia isidiigera

Taxonavigation

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

Physconia isidiigera (Zahlbr.) Essl., 1994

Type: CALIFORNIA. Mayfield, on old roof, 24 Mar 1904, Herre 365 (F, FH, NY, isotypes).

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) On bark or wood, less often on rock

World distribution: western North America

Basionym: Physcia pulverulenta subsp. isidiigera Zahlbr. in Herre, Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 7: 362 (1906).

Esslinger, T.L. (1994) New species and new combinations in the lichen genus Physconia in North America. - Mycotaxon 51: 91–99. (RLL List # 156 / Rec. # 5236 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site) (Description of Physconia isidiigera: p. 94)

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. (Description of Physconia isidiigera and distribution map for North America: p. 564; color photo: p. 565, plate 680)

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. (Description of Physconia isidiigera and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 379)

English: Bottlebrush frost lichen