Letharia

Letharia
Letharia vulpina in the San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles USA.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae
Order: Lecanorales (incl. Ascolichen)
Suborder: Lecanorineae
Genus: Letharia
(Motyka) Krog
Type species
Letharia vulpina
(L.) Hue

Letharia is a genus of fruticose[1] lichen belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sharon Eversman, "Lichens in Yellowstone Park", Plan Your Visit, National Park Service
  2. ↑ C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5

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