Ramalina

Ramalina
Ramalina fraxinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Ramalina
Ach. (1809)[1]
Type species
Ramalina fraxinea
(L.) Ach. (1810)
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches.[3]: 189  Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens[3]: 189  or cartilage lichens.[4] Apothecia are lecanorine.[3]: 189 

It is in the family Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.[5]

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  3. ^ a b c Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
  4. ^ "Ramalina". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
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