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Pertusaria knightiana

Saxicolous on rock outcrop, Red Hills Nelson.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 10/01/2023, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native

Structural class

Lichens - Crustose

Lichen substrate

Saxicolous (rock)

Substrate details

Saxicolous

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: RR, SO, Sp

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Pertusaria

Family

Pertusariaceae

Authority

Pertusaria knightiana Müll.Arg.

Synonyms

Pertusaria ceuthocarpa * crenulata Stirt., Pertusaria whinrayii A.W.Archer

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

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

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