Xanthoparmelia scabrosa
Common names
Sexy pavement lichen
Biostatus
Native
Category
Lichen
Structural class
Lichens - Foliose
Lichen substrates
Saxicolous (rock), Corticolous (bark, wood), Artificial (glass, concrete, plastic, brick), Lignicolous (decorticated wood)
Substrate details
Saxicolous, lignicolous, corticolous, artificial surfaces (e.g. concrete, metal, glass, bricks, tiles, bitumen)
Current conservation status
2018 | Not Threatened | Qualifiers: Inc, SO
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Parmeliaceae
Synonyms
Parmelia scabrosa, Parmelia scabropustulata
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
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.
XANSCA
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Bennett, J.P.; Wright, D.M. 2004: Element content of Xanthoparmelia scabrosa growing on asphalt in urban and rural New Zealand. Bryologist 107: 421–428.
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.
Green, T.G.A. 1997: Growth rates of foliicolous lichens on garden shrubs in New Zealand. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 67: 211–220.
Green, T.G.A.; Snelgar, W.P. 1977: Parmelia scabrosa on glass in New Zealand. Lichenologist 9: 170–172.