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Xanthoparmelia alligatensis

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The upper surface of the thallus is initially grey to grey-green and darkens as it ages, becoming flat to weakly convoluted, dull, and
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The lower surface is smooth, ranging from ivory to brown, and darker towards the lobe tips.
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in the centre while remaining shiny and black-margined at the lobe tips. The surface lacks
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branches. The lobe tips can be either more or less round or incised.
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solution (K−) on the cortex, and a KC + (rose) reaction on the
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woodlands, often accompanied by shrubby vegetation such as
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Reproductive structures are limited to somewhat stipitate
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The species is native to 14: 422:and minor quantities of various 35: 436:Mount Remarkable National Park 224:Mount Remarkable National Park 197:Mount Remarkable National Park 162:Mount Remarkable National Park 1: 410:, indicating the presence of 748:Taxa named by John Alan Elix 195:, specifically found in the 626:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 596:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 552:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 396:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 300:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 228:Wilmington, South Australia 208:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 172:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 141:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 25:Xanthoparmelia alligatensis 764: 738:Lichens described in 2006 566:: Leiden, the Netherlands 159: 155: 137: 130: 32:Scientific classification 30: 23: 430:Habitat and distribution 306:, loosely adnate to the 240:woodland accompanied by 535:10.18968/jhbl.100.0_635 512:Elix, John A. (2006). 379:. The lichen produces 743:Lichens of Australia 274:is derived from the 123:X. alligatensis 404:potassium hydroxide 212:formally described 164:, South Australia 715: 714: 700:Open Tree of Life 588:Taxon identifiers 559:Catalogue of Life 179:(rock-dwelling), 168: 167: 16:Species of lichen 755: 708: 707: 695: 694: 682: 681: 669: 668: 656: 655: 643: 642: 630: 629: 628: 615: 614: 613: 583: 576: 575: 573: 571: 546: 540: 539: 537: 514:"New species of 509: 442:surfaces within 376: 346: 335: 327: 319: 311: 269:specific epithet 175:is a species of 143: 40: 39: 21: 763: 762: 758: 757: 756: 754: 753: 752: 718: 717: 716: 711: 703: 698: 690: 685: 677: 672: 664: 659: 651: 646: 638: 633: 624: 623: 618: 609: 608: 603: 590: 580: 579: 569: 567: 548: 547: 543: 511: 510: 489: 484: 468: 432: 393: 378: 348: 337: 329: 321: 313: 292: 205: 193:South Australia 187:, described by 151: 145: 139: 126: 79:Lecanoromycetes 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 761: 759: 751: 750: 745: 740: 735: 733:Lichen species 730: 728:Xanthoparmelia 720: 719: 713: 712: 710: 709: 696: 683: 670: 657: 644: 631: 616: 600: 598: 592: 591: 586: 578: 577: 541: 516:Xanthoparmelia 486: 485: 483: 480: 479: 478: 474:Xanthoparmelia 467: 464: 431: 428: 416:lichen product 392: 389: 372: 342: 334:subdichotomous 331: 323: 315: 307: 291: 288: 204: 201: 183:in the family 181:foliose lichen 166: 165: 157: 156: 153: 152: 146: 135: 134: 128: 127: 120: 118: 114: 113: 110:Xanthoparmelia 106: 102: 101: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 46: 42: 41: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 760: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 725: 723: 706: 701: 697: 693: 688: 684: 680: 675: 671: 667: 662: 658: 654: 649: 645: 641: 636: 632: 627: 621: 617: 612: 606: 602: 601: 599: 597: 593: 589: 584: 565: 561: 560: 555: 553: 545: 542: 536: 531: 527: 523: 519: 517: 508: 506: 504: 502: 500: 498: 496: 494: 492: 488: 481: 477: 475: 470: 469: 465: 463: 461: 457: 453: 449: 448:Allocasuarina 445: 441: 437: 429: 427: 426:derivatives. 425: 421: 420:norlobaridone 417: 413: 412:isousnic acid 409: 405: 401: 397: 390: 388: 386: 382: 377: 370: 365: 363: 358: 356: 352: 347: 339: 336: 328: 320: 312: 305: 301: 297: 289: 287: 285: 284:type locality 281: 277: 273: 270: 265: 263: 262: 257: 256: 251: 250: 245: 244: 243:Allocasuarina 239: 238: 234:rocks amidst 233: 229: 225: 221: 220:type specimen 218:in 2006. 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Retrieved 564:Species 2000 557: 551: 544: 525: 521: 515: 473: 460:Xanthorrhoea 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 433: 418:, alongside 395: 394: 366: 359: 340: 299: 293: 279: 272:alligatensis 271: 266: 261:Xanthorrhoea 259: 253: 247: 241: 235: 207: 206: 185:Parmeliaceae 171: 170: 169: 140: 138: 122: 121: 109: 99:Parmeliaceae 24: 18: 620:Wikispecies 528:: 635–649. 414:as a major 381:ellipsoidal 290:Description 89:Lecanorales 722:Categories 482:References 444:Eucalyptus 237:Eucalyptus 177:saxicolous 160:Holotype: 69:Ascomycota 65:Division: 635:AusLichen 611:Q10721008 452:Callitris 440:sandstone 424:scabrosin 391:Chemistry 369:apothecia 326:imbricate 310:substrate 249:Callitris 232:sandstone 216:John Elix 189:John Elix 117:Species: 55:Kingdom: 49:Eukaryota 687:MycoBank 661:Fungorum 640:30020347 605:Wikidata 472:List of 466:See also 400:reaction 362:Rhizines 203:Taxonomy 95:Family: 45:Domain: 705:3770923 679:2604622 476:species 408:medulla 398:has no 351:soredia 304:foliose 296:thallus 278:suffix 105:Genus: 85:Order: 75:Class: 692:521517 666:521517 570:9 June 458:, and 456:Acacia 355:isidia 345:rugose 258:, and 255:Acacia 150:(2006) 653:5C6JM 554:Elix" 318:lobes 280:ensis 276:Latin 59:Fungi 674:GBIF 572:2024 375:disc 353:and 294:The 267:The 210:was 148:Elix 648:CoL 530:doi 526:100 402:to 302:is 298:of 214:by 724:: 702:: 689:: 676:: 663:: 650:: 637:: 622:: 607:: 562:. 556:. 524:. 520:. 490:^ 462:. 454:, 450:, 387:. 385:μm 264:. 252:, 246:, 199:. 574:. 550:" 538:. 532::

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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Lecanorales
Parmeliaceae
Xanthoparmelia
Binomial name
Elix
Mount Remarkable National Park
saxicolous
foliose lichen
Parmeliaceae
John Elix
South Australia
Mount Remarkable National Park
formally described
John Elix
type specimen
Mount Remarkable National Park
Wilmington, South Australia
sandstone
Eucalyptus
Allocasuarina
Callitris
Acacia
Xanthorrhoea
specific epithet

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