Stereocaulon alpinum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Species: Stereocaulon alpinum

Name

Stereocaulon alpinum Laurer ex Funck, 1827

Homotypic synonyms

• Stereocaulon paschale var. alpinum (Laurer) Du Rietz
• Stereocaulon tomentosum var. alpinum (Laurer) Th. Fr.

References

Primary references

• Laurer, Cryptog. Gewächse 33: 6 (1827)

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200621052123/http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/40366/0632.htm

• Stereocaulon alpinum Laur. apud Funck, Cryptog. Gewächse, 33. Heft, 1827, p. 6.

References

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Stereocaulon Hoffm., 1796 (pp. 450-465) 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)**(Discussion of Stereocaulon alpinum: pp. 453-454; color photo: p. 453, fig. 287)

• Purvis, O.W. (1992) Stereocaulon Hoffm., 1796 (pp. 577-582) In: Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Stereocaulon alpinum: pp. 578-579)

• Thomson, J.W. (1984) Stereocaulon Hoffm., (pp. 395-431). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   **[RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Stereocaulon alpinum: p. 399; drawing and distribution map for the American arctic: p. 400)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Stereocaulon Hoffm. (pp. 875-883) - 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)** (Discussion of Stereocaulon alpinum: p. 878; color photo: p. 877)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Stereocaulon alpinum

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Stereocaulon alpinum

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Stereocaulon alpinum

Vernacular names

English: Alpine soil foam lichen,   Alpine snow lichen