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Parmelia
Parmelia is a genus of medium to large foliose lichens.:78 The ends of the leaf-like lobes are often squarish-tipped.:78 The upper surface is pale bluish-gray to light brown in direct sunlight, with a network web-like ridges and depressions.:78 The lower surface is black and has rhizines anchoring it to the substrate.:78
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Netted shield lichen
speciesParmelia sulcata
Salted Shield Lichen
speciesParmelia saxatilis
Bottlebrush Shield Lichen
speciesParmelia squarrosa
Smoky Crottle
speciesParmelia omphalodes
Western Shield Lichen
speciesParmelia hygrophila
Parmelia submontana
speciesParmelia submontana
Parmelia ernstiae
speciesParmelia ernstiae
Parmelia fertilis
speciesParmelia fertilis
Parmelia pseudosulcata
speciesParmelia pseudosulcata
Parmelia serrana
speciesParmelia serrana
Pea-green Shield Lichen
speciesParmelia fraudans
Parmelia discordans
speciesParmelia discordans
Parmelia barrenoae
speciesParmelia barrenoae
Appalachian Shield Lichen
speciesParmelia neodiscordans
Parmelia pinnatifida
speciesParmelia pinnatifida
Parmelia marmariza
speciesParmelia marmariza
Parmelia sulymae
speciesParmelia sulymae
Parmelia xanthotropa
speciesParmelia xanthotropa
Parmelia asiatica
speciesParmelia asiatica
Parmelia shinanoana
speciesParmelia shinanoana
Parmelia imbricaria
speciesParmelia imbricaria
Parmelia mayi
speciesParmelia mayi
Parmelia oleagina
speciesParmelia oleagina
Parmelia meiophora
speciesParmelia meiophora
Parmelia submutata
speciesParmelia submutata
Parmelia intensa
speciesParmelia intensa
Parmelia hookeri
speciesParmelia hookeri
Parmelia protosignifera
speciesParmelia protosignifera
Parmelia sinensis
speciesParmelia sinensis
Parmelia mauriensis
speciesParmelia mauriensis
Parmelia urceolata
speciesParmelia urceolata
Parmelia hygrophiloides
speciesParmelia hygrophiloides
Parmelia rojoi
speciesParmelia rojoi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54735.