Rhizocarpon geographicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Rhizocarpon
Species: Rhizocarpon geographicum

Name

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC., 1805

Basionym: Lichen geographicus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Rhizocarpon kittilense Räsänen
• Rhizocarpon tinei (Tornab.) Runemark
• Diplotomma geographicum (L.) Jatta, 1880
• Lecidea atrovirens (L.) Ach.
• Lecidea geographica (L.) Rebent.
• Lecidea geographica var. atrovirens (L.) Schaer.
• Leproncus geographicus (L.) A.St.-Hil., 1805
• Lichen atrovirens L.
• Lichen geographicus L.
• Patellaria geographica (L.) Duby, 1830
• Rhizocarpon diabasicum Räsänen, 1942
• Rhizocarpon frigidum Räsänen, 1944
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. arcticum (Runemark) Hertel, 1976
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. diabasicum (Räsänen) Poelt & Vězda, 1980
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. frigidum (Räsänen) Hertel, 1976
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. kittilense (Räsänen) R.Sant., 1993
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. kittilense (Räsänen) Vitik., Ahti, Kuusinen, Lommi & T.Ulvinen, 1997
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. lindsayanum (Räsänen) Vitik., Ahti, Kuusinen, Lommi & T.Ulvinen, 1997
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. lindsayanum (Räsänen) R.Sant., 1993
• Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. prospectans (Räsänen) D.Hawksw. & Sowter, 1969
• Rhizocarpon geographicum var. lindsayanum (Räsänen) Clauzade & Rondon, 1966
• Rhizocarpon geographicum var. lindsayanum (Räsänen) Clauzade & Rondon, 1959
• Rhizocarpon kittilense Räsänen, 1942
• Rhizocarpon lindsayanum Räsänen, 1942
• Rhizocarpon lindsayanum subsp. kittilense (Räsänen) Runemark, 1956
• Rhizocarpon prospectans Räsänen, 1944
• Rhizocarpon riparium Räsänen, 1942
• Rhizocarpon riparium subsp.lindsayanum (Räsänen) J.W.Thomson, 1967
• Rhizocarpon semilecanorinum var. atlanticum Räsänen
• Rhizocarpon tinei subsp. arcticum Runemark, 1956
• Rhizocarpon tinei subsp. diabasicum (Räsänen) Runemark, 1956
• Rhizocarpon tinei subsp. frigidum (Räsänen) Runemark, 1956
• Rhizocarpon tinei subsp. prospectans (Räsänen) Runemark, 1956
• Rhizocarpon tinei subsp. vulgare Runemark, 1956
• Urceolaria geographica (L.) Lonk{?}, 1833
• Verrucaria geographica (L.) F.H.Wigg., 1780

References

• In Lamarck & de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed/ 3. 2: 365 (1805)
• Lamarck, J.-B. & De Candolle, A.P. 1805. Flore Française, ou descriptions succinctes de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France. Troisième édition, Tome second. XII + 600 pp. Paris: Agasse. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.    (Mattick Rec.# 33435 - Literature on Lichens)
• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Rhizocarpon (pp. 632-638). In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum, description and photo: p. 635)
• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Rhizocarpon (pp. 339-345) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22402 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum, description & photo: pp. 340-341)
• Feuerer, T. and Timdal, E. (2004) Rhizocarpon, pp. 456-466. In T.H. Nash III, B.D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries & F. Bungartz (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 25952 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum: pp. 461-462)
• Hansen, E.S. and Andersen, J. (1995) Greenland Lichens. Rhodos, Copenhagen. 124 pp.   (RLL List # 160 / Rec. # 7625 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum, illustration: p. 112)
• Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Rhizocarpon (pp. 531-542) In, The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   (RLL List # 151 / Rec. # 15105 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum: p. 537)
• Runemark, H. (1956) Studies in Rhizocarpon. I. Taxonomy of the yellow species in Europe. Opera Bot. 2, 1: 1–152.   (RLL List # 22 / Rec. # 16015 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum illustrations: Figs. 28g-i, 29, 30 & 31a-f)
• St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Phaeorrhiza H. Mayrh. & Poelt (pp. 142) In, A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Publisher, 242 pp.   (RLL List # 180 / Rec. # 21417 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum: p. 178)
• Thomson, J.W. (1997) Rhizocarpon (pp. 518-553). In American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   (RLL List # 170 / Rec. # 18517 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum, description: p. 536; map: p. 538)
• Wirth, V. (1995) Rhizocarpon (pp. 802-819). - Teil 2 - In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   (RLL List # 159 / Rec. # 20405 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon geographicum: p. 812)
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011
• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Rhizocarpon geographicum
• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Rhizocarpon geographicum
• Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Rhizocarpon geographicum
• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Rhizocarpon geographicum
• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Rhizocarpon geographicum
• Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Rhizocarpon geographicum

Vernacular names

English: Yellow map lichen;   World map lichen
français: Lichen géographique
日本語: チズゴケ