Flavoparmelia Lichen at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Flavoparmelia rutidota | 29 Sep 2015 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Flavoparmelia rutidota | 29 Sep 2015 | Heino | ||
| Unverified | 5 Sep 2015 | MPW |
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6 comments
Heino
wrote:
22 Sep 2015
The appearance is consistent with Xanthoparmelia - but there is a chance it could belong to another genus in the same family, Parmeliaceae. If you want to bet on it, go for Xanthoparmelia, simply because it is by far the largest genus in the family. Species of Xanthoparmelia are mostly found on rock, bitumen, soil - rarely on wood. You can read more about the genus in Australia here: http://www.cpbr.gov.au/lichen/xanthoparmelia.html.
MPW
wrote:
26 Sep 2015
Further Images for this sighting which may help Id? will be provided shortly : Max.
Heino
wrote:
29 Sep 2015
Volume 55 of the Flora of Australia series deals with the Parmeliaceae and there you find the comment that Flavoparmelia rutidota is "probably the commonest lichen found on dead wood in Australia". In the ACT you find it in nature reserves and in suburbia. Very often you do see large coverings as shown in the two photos of the tree trunk. Strictly speaking I should say that I'm 99.9% sure this is rutidota - since other species of Flavoparmelia do occur in the ACT .
MPW
wrote:
29 Sep 2015
Hi Heino, Many Thanks for your comments & references. To the best of my recollection (I would have to Field verify this from the specimen location) the lichen/fungus was growing on LIVING trees (not dead wood) in this area on Multiple tree trunks.Not sure if this is significant ?
Heino
wrote:
29 Sep 2015
The species accurs on both live trees and on dead wood (and even, but rarely, on rock - when confusion with Xanthoparmelia would be easy).
waltraud
wrote:
29 Sep 2015
Hi Heino and Max
I found similar llooking Lichen on the bark of living Callitris endlicheri (there is a small grove of trees on the west slope); see this photograph:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/61627737@N03/5960329121/in/pool-1745488@N23/
Location information
- Coordinates 149.175556-35.238611
- Altitude 789.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 8 Feb 2015 11:34 AM Recorded on
- MPW Recorded by
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Collections
Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes Lichens MPW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Flavoparmelia rutidota
Species information
- Flavoparmelia rutidota Scientific name
- Flavoparmelia Lichen Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 789m Recorded at altitude