Galapagos Species Database

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Heterodermia appalachensis (Kurok.) W.L. Culb.

liquen con franjas, Fringe lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)

Genus
Heterodermia

Species
appalachensis

Taxon category: Accepted

F. Bungartz & K. Kalb: this species is reported endemic to the North American Appalachians, but very similar to H. lutescens, the only difference being the soralia (capitate to labriform in H. appalachensis; subcapitate in H. lutescens), both forms occur in Galapagos and quite possibly belong to one and the same species.

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Heterodermia appalachensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16769. Accessed 2 November 2026.