Umbilicaria virginis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Umbilicariales 

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

Familia: Umbilicariaceae
Genus: Umbilicaria
Species: Umbilicaria virginis

Name edit

Umbilicaria virginis Schaerer, 1842


Substrate and ecology: Below snow in winter on acidic rocks

World distribution: Europe, Asia, and North America

Synonyms edit

  • Agyrophora stipitata (Nyl.) Nyl., Lich. Envir. Paris: 43 (1896) [1895]
  • Agyrophora virginis (Schrad.) M. Choisy, 1950
  • Gyrophora rugifera (Nyl.) Th. Fr., 1871
  • Gyrophora stipitata (Nyl.) Branth, Rev. Bot. 5: 15 (1887)
  • Gyrophora virginis (Schrad.) Frey, Hedwigia 69: 222 (1929)
  • Omphalodiscus virginis (Schrad.) Schol., 1936
  • Umbilicaria stipitata Nyl., Lich. Scand. (Uppsala): 289 (1861)

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Schrader 1842: Lich. Helvet. Spicil. 2: 564.

References edit

  • Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Umbilicaria (pp. 696-709) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Umbilicaria virginis: pp. 708-709; distribution map for North America: p. 708; color photo: p. 709, plate 872)
  • 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 virginis and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 556)
  • 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 virginis and color photo: p. 354)
  • St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Umbilicaria Hoffm. (pp. 198-203) In - A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, 242 pp.   **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 21417] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Umbilicaria virginis and color photo: p. 203)

Links edit

Links to photos edit

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

Vernacular names edit

English: Blushing rock tripe,   Navel lichen