Biology:Umbilicaria vellea
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Short description: Species of lichen-forming fungus
| Umbilicaria vellea | |
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| Herbarium specimen of U. vellea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Umbilicariales |
| Family: | Umbilicariaceae |
| Genus: | Umbilicaria |
| Species: | U. vellea
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| Binomial name | |
| Umbilicaria vellea (L.) Hoffm. (1794)
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Umbilicaria vellea is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the genus Umbilicaria. It is sometimes called navel lichen.[2] It is found in North America and Europe in alpine and arctic habitats. It is similar to the species Umbilicaria americana, which has a more southern distribution.[3]
In Nepal, Umbilicaria vellea has been reported from 3,600 to 5,050 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range extends above the tree line used in the study.[4]
In Iceland, it is found at only one location and is listed as an endangered species (EN).[5]
See also
- List of lichens named by Carl Linnaeus
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Umbilicaria vellea" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126998/.
- ↑ "Umbilicaria vellea (navel lichen)." Oct 22, 2008.http://zipcodezoo.com/Fungi/U/Umbilicaria_vellea/ (accessed Dec 12, 2008).
- ↑ Poelt J, III THN (1993) Studies in the Umbilicaria vellea Group (Umbilicariaceae) in North America. The Bryologist: Vol. 96, No. 3 pp. 422–430
- ↑ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
- ↑ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
Wikidata ☰ Q7881331 entry
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