Summary ³

Xanthoparmelia (rock-shield lichen) is a genus of foliose lichen in the Parmeliaceae family. Xanthoparmelia is synonymous with Almbornia, Neofuscelia, Chondropsis, Namakwa, Paraparmelia, and Xanthomaculina. This family of lichen is commonly found on the mid-east coast of the United States.

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2. (c) Kari Pihlaviita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42267636@N08/6226979012
3. Adapted by Bill MacIndewar from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthoparmelia

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