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Fungi: Ascomycota: Lecanoromycetes: Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae: Xanthoparmelia mexicana (Gyeln.) Hale

Xanthoparmelia mexicana – Salted Rock-shield

Synonym: Parmelia mexicana.

Common names: Salted Rock-shield, salted rockfrog.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Xanthoparmelia mexicana, commonly known as the salted rock-shield, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows in 4–10 cm diameter rosettes of gray-green to yellow-green lobes in arid climates all over the world.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area near pine and oak forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkSalted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area near pine and oak forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA
Texture of salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkTexture of salted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA
Details of salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkDetails of salted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA
Salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia growing on an exposed flint stone in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkSalted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia growing on an exposed flint stone in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA
Close-up of salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkClose-up of salted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone in open area in a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA
Salted rock-shield lichen (<B>Xanthoparmelia mexicana</B>) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone on rocky soil in sunny area near a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-03-17.htm">March 17, 2021</A>
LinkSalted rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia mexicana) or may be other Xanthoparmelia on an exposed flint stone on rocky soil in sunny area near a forest in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, USA

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