Flavoparmelia caperata

Common greenshield lichen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Flavoparmelia
Species:
F. caperata
Binomial name
Flavoparmelia caperata
(L.) Hale (1986)
Synonyms
  • Lichen caperatus L. (1753)
  • Platisma caperatum (L.) Hoffm. (1794)
  • Lobaria caperata (L.) Hoffm. (1796)
  • Parmelia caperata (L.) Ach. (1803)
  • Imbricaria caperata (L.) DC. (1805)
  • Parmotrema caperata (L.) M.Choisy (1952)
  • Pseudoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale (1974)

Flavoparmelia caperata, the common greenshield lichen, is a foliose lichen that grows on the bark of trees, and occasionally on rock.

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