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dendrographa lichen

Scientific Name: Dendrographa

Family: Roccellaceae

Category: Lichen

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Dendrographa and Related Lichens

This page provides information about the lichen genus Dendrographa and related species, including Wadeana dendrographa. Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium living together in a symbiotic relationship.

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • Genus: Dendrographa Darbish.
  • Family: Roccellaceae
  • Dendrographa is a lichenized genus of fungi.
  • The genus name Dendrographa was assigned by Otto Vernon Darbishire in 1895.
  • Synonyms (for Dendrographa latebrarum): Lichen latebrarum Ach., Lecanactis latebrarum

Species

  • Dendrographa leucophaea (Tuck.) Darb.
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
  • Dendrographa conformis (Tehler) Ertz & Tahler.
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
  • Dendrographa latebrarum (Ach.) Ertz & Tehler
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
  • Dendrographa franciscana
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
  • Dendrographa decolorans
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
  • Wadeana dendrographa (Nyl.) Coppins &amp P. James
    • Synonyms: Lithographa dendrographa Nyl.
    • Common Name: Not explicitly mentioned.
    • Considered a priority fungi and lichen species.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Dendrographa leucophaea has been found in Mexico and along the Pacific coast, including Point Lobos State Park in Monterey Co., California and San Clemente Island, California.
  • Wadeana dendrographa occurs on rough, nutrient-rich bark in wood-pasture, parkland, and lowland areas.
  • Other Dendrographa species can be found in the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Central Asia, and Mozambique.

Ecological Role

  • Some species of lichens, including Wadeana dendrographa, rely solely on veteran trees.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • There are many species of fungi, lichen, mosses, beetles, birds and bats that rely solely on the presence of veteran trees.
  • Trimmatostroma dendrographae is a fungus found on Dendrographa in California.

Additional Information

  • Lichens of the genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora can be used to yield litmus.

Further Resources

  • Stephen Sharnoff, Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol 1. Tempe, AZ.
  • Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria