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Ramalina pollinaria

Trotters Gorge.<br>Photographer: Allison Knight, Date taken: 21/05/2010, Licence: All rights reserved. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Trotters Gorge.<br>Photographer: Allison Knight, Date taken: 20/05/2010, Licence: All rights reserved. <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

Current conservation status

2018 | Threatened – Nationally Critical | Qualifiers: SO

Structural class

Lichens - Fruticose

Lichen substrate

Saxicolous (rock)

Substrate details

Saxicolous. Found on calcareous rocks in New Zealand, and acid rocks and trees in the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Ramalina

Family

Ramalinaceae

Authority

Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach.

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

ramalina: Meaning small branches, twiggy.

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Blanchon D.J. and Bannister J.M. 2004: Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 55: 18-20.

New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 2005: 8: p.13.

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