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Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.

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Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach., Methodus (Acharius) 204 (1803)
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Bipolar

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(L.) Ach.
L.
Ach.
1803
204
ICN
species
Parmelia saxatilis

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saxatilis

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Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.

Thallus orbicular, closely attached, 4-10 cm diam., corticolous or saxicolous. Lobes rather narrow (4-12 mm wide), elongate, (to 30 mm long), with slightly broadened, incised apices, margins entire, ± sinuous. Upper surface faveolate, shining towards margins, pale greyish or greenish, pseudocyphellae laminal forming a prominent, ridged reticulum of white lines, isidiate. Isidia coarse, blackened at apices, granular to elongate-branched, occurring mainly on ridges of pseudocyphellae reticulum and sometimes completely covering the whole upper surface. Lower surface black or dark brown, paler at margins, densely rhizinate. Rhizines black, simple or sparingly branched, commonly extending beyond margins, marginal zone always rhizinate or papillate. Apothecia occasional to rare, subpedicellate, to 8 mm diam., disc concave to plane, dark brown, matt or slightly shining, centrally perforate, margins thin, crenate, isidiate, concolorous with thallus. Ascospores ellipsoid, 14-18 × 7-9 µm. Chemistry: Cortex K+ yellow; medulla K+ yellow → red, C-, KC+ red, Pd+ orange. Salazinic and lobaric acids and atranorin.

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Lichen saxatilis L.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.

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Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Antarctica
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Canada
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Poland
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Sweden
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
United Kingdom

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c03b1be5-7a96-43dc-b43a-d2b8c37a7e50
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
9 April 2010
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