Graphis alboscripta

Graphis alboscripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Ostropomycetidae
Order: Ostropales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Graphis
Species: G. alboscripta
Binomial name
Graphis alboscripta
(Coppins and P. James) [1]

Graphis alboscripta commonly known as White Script Lichen is a species of epiphytic lichen that is endemic to the west coast of Scotland. Nationally rare, its distribution is confined to hazel woodlands.[1][2]

Synonym

Fissurina alboscripta.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Species & Habitat Detail" Biodiversity Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. Smout, T. C., MacDonald, R. and Watson, Fiona (2007) A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland 1500-1920. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-3294-7. Plates 4b and c, page 178ff.
  3. "Synonym List of Lichens & Lichenicolous Fungi - E to H" British Lichen Society. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
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