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Tephromela eviolacea

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Tephromela eviolacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Tephromelataceae
Genus: Tephromela
Species:
T. eviolacea
Binomial name
Tephromela eviolacea
Haldeman & McCune (2019)

Tephromela eviolacea is a species of crustose lichen in the family Tephromelataceae. Found the Pacitic Northwest of the United States[1] at middle elevations[2], this lichen usually grows on bark of maple trees, but has also has been reported from pines, Douglas fir, and Umbellularia californica[2]. Typically lichen in the genus T​​ephromela have violet coloration of their hymenium; T. eviolacea is distinguishable for being the only lichen in this region lacking this trait.[2]

References

  1. ^ Consortium of Lichen Herbaria. "Tephromela eviolacea".
  2. ^ a b c Haldeman, Michael; McCune, Bruce (3 May 2021). "Tephromela eviolacea, a new species of Tephromela (Tephromelataceae) lacking a violet hymenium from northwestern North America". The Bryologist. 124 (2). doi:10.1639/0007-2745-124.2.230.