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

External links

Index Fungorum

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