Xanthoparmelia epigaea is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Southern Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Cape Province at an elevation of 200 m (660 ft), where it was found growing in a flat pasture on soil, quartzite pebbles, and schist. The lichen has a light yellowish thallus that measures 3 to 5 cm (1.2...
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