Xanthoparmelia callifolioides


Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.

Description

Xanthoparmelia callifolioides grows to around 5–10 cm in diameter with broad light green lobes that are 1.5-3mm wide. It grows on small stones, pebbles, and nearby soil. Its back side contains moderate collections of patchy simple rhizines that are approximately 1–2 mm long. A close relative is the lichen Xanthoparmelia taractica.

Habitat and range

Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is found mostly in the southern hemisphere, including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, and Chile.

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is known to contain usnic acid.