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Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield
Flavopunctelia soredica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Lecanorales ›Family: Parmeliaceae ›Genus: Flavopunctelia
About
Flavopunctelia soredica is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described as Parmelia soredica by Finnish botanist William Nylander in 1872. In 1982, Hildur Krog transferred it to the subgenus Flavopunctelia of her newly circumscribed genus Punctelia, created to contain Parmelia species with punctate (point-like) pseudocyphellae. Mason Hale raised this subgenus to generic status a couple of years later. The lichen is colloquially known as the powder-edged speckled greenshield. It is...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield is Flavopunctelia soredica.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the order Lecanorales.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the family Parmeliaceae.
- Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield belongs to the genus Flavopunctelia.