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Myrin's aspicilia

Scientific Name: Aspicilia myrinii

Family: Hymeneliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Myrin's Aspicilia (Aspicilia myrinii)

Discover information about Myrin's Aspicilia, a lichen with the scientific name Aspicilia myrinii.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aspicilia myrinii (Fr.) Stein
  • Common Name: Myrin's Aspicilia
  • Family: Hymeneliaceae
  • Growth Habit: Lichenous
  • Synonyms:
    • Aspicilia myrini (Fr.) Stein
    • Parmelia myrinii Fr.
    • Aspilidea myrinii (Fr.) Hafellner
  • Basionym: Parmelia myrinii Fr. as 'myrini', in Myrin 1835

Distribution and Habitat

Collections of Myrin's Aspicilia have been sent from Norway. It is also found in Xinjiang.

U.S. Name: Myrin's aspicilia

Morphological Characteristics

  • Growth Habit: Lichenous

Related Species

  • Aspicilia albomarginata (white rimmed lichen)
  • Aspicilia desertorum (desert aspicilia)
  • Aspicilia humboldtii commonly known as Humboldt's aspicilia
  • Aspicilia moenium (rimmed lichen)

Resources

  • USDA, NRCS. (referencing distributional map for Aspicilia myrinii (Fr.) Stein)