Umbilicaria vellea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Umbilicariaceae
Genus: Umbilicaria
Species: Umbilicaria vellea

Name

Umbilicaria vellea (L.) Ach., 1794

Substrate and ecology: On siliceous rocks, vertical surfaces in sheltered places on large boulders and cliff faces, often in fissures with trickle-water; above snow in winter

World distribution: Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America

Basionym

Lichen velleus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1150 (1753)

Synonyms

Graphis vellea (L.) Wallr., 1831
Gyromium velleum (L.) Wahlenb., 1812
Gyrophora vellea (L.) Ach., Method. Lich.: 109 (1803)
Gyrophora vellea (L.) Ach. f. vellea
Gyrophora vellea (L.) Ach. var. vellea
Lecidea vellea (L.) Spreng., 1827
Lichen velleus L., Sp. pl. 2: 1150 (1753)
Umbilicaria vellea (L.) Ach., (1794) f. vellea
Umbilicaria vellea (L.) Ach., (1794) var. vellea

References

Primary references

Ach., Kgl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Nya Handl. 15: 101 (1794)

Acharius, E. (1794) Nya och mindre kända Svenska Lafarter, beskrifne in:. - Nova Acta Reg. Acad. Sci. Holmiae 15: 81-103, 176-195. **[Mattick Rec.# 33890] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**

References

Hestmark, G. (2004) Umbilicaria (pp. 548-556) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages. **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25973] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Umbilicaria vellea: pp. 555-556; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 555)

Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Umbilicaria Hoffm., 1789 (pp. 477-487) 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 Umbilicaria vellea: p. 487)

Jørgensen, P.M.; James, P.W. and Jarvis, C.E. (1994) Linnaean lichen names and their typification. - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 115: 261–405. **[RLL List # 157 / Rec.# 9491] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Abstract) (Illustration of Umbilicaria vellea: p. 364)

McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Umbilicaria (pp. 336-354) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp. **[RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 31233] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Umbilicaria vellea and sketch: p. 353)

Thomson, J.W. (1984) Umbilicaria Hoffm., (pp. 439-461). 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 Umbilicaria vellea: p. 461; sketch and distribution map for the American arctic: p. 460)

Wirth, V. (1995) Umbilicaria Hoffm. (pp. 928-940) - 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 Umbilicaria vellea: p. 940; color photo: p. 939)

Links

USDA Plants Database

Checklist to Norwegian lichens

Checklist of Japanese Lichens

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

Index Fungorum

MycoBank

Links to photos

A Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Umbilicaria vellea

The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Umbilicaria vellea

Vernacular names

English: Arctic frosted rock tripe lichen, Navel lichen