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Humboldt's aspicilia

Scientific Name: Aspicilia humboldtii

Family: Hymeneliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Aspicilia humboldtii (Humboldt's Aspicilia)

Aspicilia humboldtii, commonly known as Humboldt's aspicilia, is a lichen belonging to the family Hymeneliaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aspicilia humboldtii (Lynge) J.W. Thomson
  • Common Name: Humboldt's aspicilia
  • Family: Hymeneliaceae
  • Growth Habit: Lichenous
  • Basionym: Lecanora humboldtii Lynge, 1940

Distribution and Habitat

  • Occurrences have been noted in Nevada, U.S.A., specifically in the Humboldt National Forest and near Paradise Valley.
  • It has also been reported from Cape Humboldt, northeastern Greenland, and possibly Axel.
  • A study was conducted on the Samoa peninsula, Humboldt Bay, California.

Related Species

  • Aspicilia candida (Anzi) Hue - Rimmed Lichen
  • Aspicilia annulata (Lynge) J. W. Thomson - Rimmed Lichen
  • Aspicilia desertorum (desert aspicilia)
  • Aspicilia myrinii
  • Aspicilia albomarginata (white rimmed lichen)
  • Aspicilia fruticulosa
  • Aspicilia gibbosa
  • Aspicilia californica
  • Aspicilia contorta
  • Aspicilia cinerea
  • Aspicilia aquatica
  • Aspicilia verrucosa
  • Aspicilia quartzitica
  • Aspicilia nouae-zelandiae
  • Aspicilia laevata

Further Information

  • Drone-Application-Server database publication for Aspicilia humboldtii: biodroid.Taxa.202870
  • NatureServe: NatureServe
  • Encyclopedia of Life: Encyclopedia of Life
  • ResearchGate: ResearchGate
  • Plants Database
  • Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, Steuben, ME 04680Y0009