Simplified view off

Austromelanelixia calva

Corticolous on matagouri, Dry Creek, Canterbury.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 20/02/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Edwards Valley, Arthurs Pass National Park.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 06/02/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Photographer: Allison Knight, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

On red beech tree (shaded), Hinewai Reserve, Banks Peninsula.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 19/10/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Mt Cheeseman skifield road, Canterbury.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 15/09/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Download PDF Comment on factsheetFind in plant lists

iNaturalist NZ View observations Herbarium View AVH specimens Donate Support NZPCN

Biostatus

Native – Endemic taxon

Structural class

Lichens - Foliose

Lichen substrate

Corticolous (bark, wood)

Substrate details

Corticolous

Current conservation status

2018 | Data Deficient

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Austromelanelixia

Family

Parmeliaceae

Authority

Melanelixia calva (Essl.) A.Crespo, Divakar & Elix

Synonyms

Melanelia calva, Melanelixia calva, Parmelia calva

Endemic taxon

Yes

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Ecological notes

Specimens get browner with more light, and greener with more shade and moisture.

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

AUSCAV

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Esslinger T.L. 1986: Notes on the chemistry and distribution of selected Parmeliaceae (Lichens) from the Southern Hemisphere. Bryologist 89: 296-299.

Galloway D.J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Wellington: PD Hasselberg, Government Printer. 662 pp.

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

Hutchison M.A.S. 2019: Observation of Austromelanelixia calva on iNaturalist. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/35040820.

Search flora