Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Xanthoparmelia conspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species: X. conspersa
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia conspersa
(Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lichen conspersus Ehrh. ex Ach. (1799)
  • Lobaria conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) P.Gaertn., G.Mey. & Scherb. (1801)
  • Parmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Ach. (1803)
  • Imbricaria conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) DC. (1805)

Xanthoparmelia conspersa (peppered rock-shield) is a foliose lichen.[2]:134 Rosettes are 4–12 cm in diameter. The thallus may be appressed to the substrate or may be loosely attached.[2]:134 Secondary metabolites found in Xanthoparmelia conspersa include usnic acid, hyposalazinic acid, stictic and norstictic acid.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  2. 1 2 Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
  3. ↑ Łaska G, Kiercul S. (2014). "Pharmacological activity of secondary metabolites isolated from Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale lichen". Planta Medica. 80: PS4. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382747.


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