Data from: Molecular insights into the lichen genus Alectoria (Parmeliaceae) in North America

• Main Authors: McMullin, Richard Troy, Lendemer, James C., Braid, Heather E., Newmaster, Steven G.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Alectoria fallacina; Alectoria imshaugii; infraspecific taxonomy; Alectoria sarmentosa; Alectoria vexilifera; ITS rDNA; Mcm7 rDNA; Alectoria vancouverensis; lichenized fungi; arctic-alpine; Alectoria ochroleuca; Parmeliaceae; Alectoria sorediosa; Alectoria; Arctic
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/4987433; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ct140

Alectoria is a genus of fruticose lichen characterised by the presence of usnic acid and conspicuous raised pseudocyphellae. This genus is particularly diverse and abundant in montane, boreal, and Arctic regions of North America. Because intermediate forms have been reported for several species of A...