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Leeward Namib Lichen
Xanthoparmelia equalis
Xanthoparmelia equalis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Endemic to Namibia, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from the Laguneberg Mountains, in district Omaruru. It contains evernic acid, usnic acid, and trace amounts of lecanoric acid. Two other similar species that occur in similar localities are Xanthoparmelia lagunebergensis and Xanthoparmelia serusiauxii; the former can be...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 597201.