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New Mexican disc lichen
Scientific Name: Buellia novomexicana
Family: Physciaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
New Mexican Disc Lichen
The Buellia novomexicana, commonly known as the New Mexican disc lichen, is a fascinating lichen species. This page provides an overview of its characteristics, distribution, and other interesting facts.
Considerations for Pets
- This lichen has a disc-shaped structure that could potentially be ingested by pets.
Considerations for Children
- This lichen has a disc-shaped structure that could potentially be ingested by children.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Buellia novomexicana de Lesd.
- Common Name: New Mexican disc lichen
- Rank: Species
- Family: Physciaceae
- Synonyms: The text mentions several other lichen species, including Lecanora novomexicana (New Mexico rim-lichen) and Buellia erubescens, but these are not explicitly identified as synonyms for Buellia novomexicana.
Distribution and Habitat
- This lichen is known from New Mexico, Arizona, the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau, and the basin and range province.
- Race I has been found in Applachian- Great Lakes region, montane Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico and Guatemala.
Morphological Characteristics
- Buellia novomexicana is a lichenous plant.
- The disc size is 0.8-1.5(-2.2) mm in diameter.
- The disc is described as very pale, orange-yellow to less frequently orange.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- The text mentions Acarospora interjecta as a lichenicolous lichen parasitic on other lichens, indicating interactions between different lichen species.
Further Information
- The text references the "Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region" as a potential resource.
- BLS.org.uk/cd/key.htm (accessed 2002 October 18) is also referenced.