Platismatia wheeleri: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Genus
- Platismatia
- Species
- Platismatia wheeleri
- Scientific Name
- Platismatia wheeleri
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Platismatia wheeleri
Platismatia wheeleri is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in western North America, it is characterized by its whitish, smooth thallus and asexual reproduction through soredia. This lichen species is primarily found in western intermontane North America, from southern British Columbia to Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. It has also been discovered in southern California and the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia.
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