Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Xanthoparmelia conspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. conspersa
Binomial name
	Xanthoparmelia conspersa; (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms
	Lichen conspersus Ehrh. ex Ach. (1799); Lobaria conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) P.Gaertn., G.Mey. & Scherb. (1801); Parmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Ach. (1803); Imbricaria conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) DC. (1805);

Xanthoparmelia conspersa (peppered rock-shield) is a foliose lichen.^[2]^: 134 Rosettes are 4–12 cm in diameter. The thallus may be appressed to the substrate or may be loosely attached.^[2]^: 134 Secondary metabolites found in Xanthoparmelia conspersa include usnic acid, hyposalazinic acid, stictic and norstictic acid.^[3]

References

^ "Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
^ ^a ^b Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
^ Łaska G, Kiercul S. (2014). "Pharmacological activity of secondary metabolites isolated from Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale lichen". Planta Medica. 80: PS4. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382747.

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