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Pseudephebe minuscula

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Pseudephebe minuscula is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. In North America, it is known colloquially as coarse rockwool.[2] It has an antitropical distribution.[3]

Description

The lichen has a dark brown to almost black filamentous thallus, comprising individual cylindrical branches, closely attached to the rock substrate, often flattened, measuring 0.2–0.5 mm thick. It is common in windswept arctic and alpine environments, where it grows on granitic rocks and pebbles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Synonymy: Pseudephebe minuscula (Nyl. ex Arnold) Brodo & D. Hawksw., Op. bot. 42: 140 (1977)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 587. ISBN 978-0300082494.
  3. ^ Garrido-Benavent, Isaac; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; de los Ríos, Asunción; Mayrhofer, Helmut; Fernández-Mendoza, Fernando (2021). "Neogene speciation and Pleistocene expansion of the genus Pseudephebe (Parmeliaceae, lichenized fungi) involving multiple colonizations of Antarctica". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 155: 107020. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107020.
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Pseudephebe minuscula: Brief Summary

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Pseudephebe minuscula is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. In North America, it is known colloquially as coarse rockwool. It has an antitropical distribution.

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