Parmeliaceae is a fungus family in the Fungi kingdom, order Lecanorales, class Lecanoromycetes. The family contains 155 accepted species worldwide.
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Punctelia rudecta (Ach.) Krog
Punctelia rudecta is a common, widespread North American foliose lichen that gro…
Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb.
Black foam lichen (Anzia colpodes) is a bark-dwelling foliose lichen from Parmel…
Xanthoparmelia scabrosa (Taylor) Hale
Xanthoparmelia scabrosa is a widespread foliose lichen marketed (unsafely) as an…
Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M.Choisy
Parmotrema crinitum, the salted ruffle lichen, is a bark-dwelling foliose lichen…
Evernia mesomorpha Nyl.
Evernia mesomorpha Nyl. is a cosmopolitan lichen species in the Parmeliaceae fam…
Parmotrema perforatum (Jacq.) A.Massal.
Parmotrema perforatum, the perforated ruffle lichen, is a gray foliose lichen in…
Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach.
Parmelia saxatilis is a lichen that usually grows on rock, and has been used to …
Montanelia panniformis (Nyl.) Divakar, A.Crespo, Wedin & Essl.
Montanelia panniformis, the shingle camouflage lichen, is a circumboreal foliose…
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyeln.) Hale
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia is a North American lichen that grows on acid rocks …
Pseudevernia consocians (Vainio) Hale & W.L.Culb.
Pseudevernia consocians is a foliose to fruticose lichen found in North and Cent…
Hypogymnia krogiae Ohlsson
Hypogymnia krogiae is an apotheciate corticolous lichen found on fir and spruce …
Usnea intermedia (A.Massal.) Jatta
Usnea intermedia, the western bushy beard, is a stiff shrubby fruticose lichen o…
Parmeliaceae funguss belong to the Lecanorales order in the Fungi kingdom. perforatum has a naked white zone on the underside of its thallus margin, and typically has long hair-like projections called cilia on the edges of its lobes. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Parmeliaceae is classified in the order Lecanorales, class Lecanoromycetes, phylum Ascomycota. This lichen is characterized by its apothecia (the fungal sexual fruiting bodies), which often have a perforated hole in their center.
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