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Fine Shield Lichens
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Fine Shield Lichens

Parmelina

Parmelina is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1974 by American lichenologist Mason Hale with Parmelina tiliacea assigned as the type species.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Linden shield lichen

speciesParmelina tiliacea

Oak shield lichen

speciesParmelina quercina

Parmelina pastillifera

speciesParmelina pastillifera

Fringed Shield Lichen

speciesParmelina coleae

Parmelina carporrhizans

speciesParmelina carporrhizans

Parmelina yalungana

speciesParmelina yalungana

Parmelina atricha

speciesParmelina atricha

Parmelina kanakia

speciesParmelina kanakia

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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 175488.