Psora himalayana
Psora himalayana, KH-45 LAH38318. A Squamulose thallus. B, C Apothecia. D Cross section of apothecium. E Ascospores
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Lecanorales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Psoraceae
Genus: Psora
Species: Psora himalayana
Name
Psora himalayana (Church. Bab.) Timdal, 1986
North American distribution: CANADA, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon; U.S.A., Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, South Dakato, Utah, Wyoming
- Basionym
- Biatora himalayana Church. Bab., Hookers J. Bot. 4: 251, 1852. Type: "Ostindien (Himalaya), Gori River, Kumaon, 4700 feet" Strachey & Winterbottom s.n. (isotype, M)
References
Primary references
- Timdal, E. 1986 [1987]. A revision of Psora (Lecideaceae) in North America. The Bryologist 89(4): 253–275. DOI: 10.2307/3243197
PDF. [See pp. 262–264, Fig. 11.] - Evankow, A., Yin, A., Zulfiqar, R., Ahmad, U.F., Nordenhaug, P., Khalid, A.N., Wang, L. & Timdal, E. 2025. Psora mediterranea (Lecanorales, Psoraceae), a new lichen species from Europe, including a new concept for P. himalayana and a revised key to the European species. Mycological Progress 24: 1–21. DOI: 10.1007/s11557-025-02045-8
Reference page.
Selected reference
- Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Psora (p. 597-604) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Psora himalayana: pp. 599 & 601; distribution map for North America: p. 599; color photo: p. 600, plate 726)
- St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Psora Hoffm. (pp. 164-171) In - A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, 242 pp. **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 21417] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Psora himalayana and color photo: p. 168)
- Thomson, J.W. (1997) Psora Hoffm. (pp. 505-513) In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages. **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 18517] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Psora himalayana: pp. 507 & 509; distribution map for the American arctic: p. 508)
- Timdal, E. (2002) Psora (pp. 418-430) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23117] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file - 27 MB) (Discussion of Psora himalayana and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 423)
Links
- Psora himalayana in United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database.
Links to photos
- Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Psora himalayana
- Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Psora himalayana
Vernacular names
English: Mountain scale lichen, Himalaya fishscale lichen
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