Physcia rhizinata

Physcia rhizinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Caliciales
Family:	Physciaceae
Genus:	Physcia
Species:	P. rhizinata
Binomial name
	Physcia rhizinata; Essl. & McCune (2020)

Physcia rhizinata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), lichenized fungus in the family Physciaceae. It is a "typically fertile species lacking asexual propagules" commonly mistaken for P. stellaris due to their physical similarities.^[1] It has a close evolutionary relationship with P. occidentalis despite being morphologically dissimilar.^[1]

Physcia rhizinata is only known to be found in California.^[1] At least one specimen has been located in a canyon of the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area owned by the Bureau of Land Management in a canyon live oak forest.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Esslinger, Theodore; Leavitt, Steven; McCune, Bruce (2020). "Two closely related but morphologically disparate new species of Physcia from western North America". The Bryologist. 123 (2): 204–214. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.2.204.
^ "Oregon State University Herbarium (OSC)". lichenportal.org. Oregon State University. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

[Two_closely_related_but_morphologically_disparate_new_species_of_''Physcia''_from_western_North_America-1] Esslinger, Theodore; Leavitt, Steven; McCune, Bruce (2020). "Two closely related but morphologically disparate new species of Physcia from western North America". The Bryologist. 123 (2): 204–214. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.2.204.

[Oregon_State_University_Herbarium-2] "Oregon State University Herbarium (OSC)". lichenportal.org. Oregon State University. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

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