Phytogeography and ecology of the lichen family Parmeliaceae in southwestern Alberta
Forty-eight species and two varieties of the genera Cetraria, Hypogymnia, Parmelia, Parmeliopsis, and Platismatia in the lichen family Parmeliaceae are reported from a 13 400-km 2 area in the mountains and foothills of southwestern Alberta. Twelve of these taxa are new to Alberta. The distribution a...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Botany |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1973
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b73-034 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b73-034 |
| Summary: | Forty-eight species and two varieties of the genera Cetraria, Hypogymnia, Parmelia, Parmeliopsis, and Platismatia in the lichen family Parmeliaceae are reported from a 13 400-km 2 area in the mountains and foothills of southwestern Alberta. Twelve of these taxa are new to Alberta. The distribution and habitats occupied by each of the taxa are described. Thirty-four (67%) of the taxa are of Circumpolar distribution and 17 (33%) are endemic to North America. The three best represented distribution elements are Circumpolar, Arctic – Boreal Alpine – Montane (13 taxa, 26%); Circumpolar, Boreal Montane (9 taxa, 18%); and American, Cordilleran (12 taxa, 24%). One new combination, Hypogymnia enteromorpha var. inactiva, is proposed. |
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