Physcia aipolia

Physcia aipolia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Physciaceae
Genus: Physcia
Species:
P. aipolia
Binomial name
Physcia aipolia
(Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr., 1839
Synonyms
List
    • Anaptychia stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) A.Massal.
    • Dimelaena stellaris f. cercidia (Ach.) Trevis.
    • Dimelaena stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Trevis.
    • Imbricaria aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) DC.
    • Lichen aipolius Ehrh.
    • Lichen aipolius Ehrh. ex Humb.
    • Lichen aipolius subsp. cercidia (Ach.) Lam.
    • Lichen anthelinus Ach.
    • Lichen stellaris var. aipolius (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Wahlenb.
    • Lobaria aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Hoffm.
    • Lobaria stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Hepp
    • Parmelia aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Ach.
    • Parmelia aipolia var. cercidia Ach.
    • Parmelia cercidia (Ach.) Röhl.
    • Parmelia stellaris f. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Hazsl.
    • Parmelia stellaris f. cercidia (Ach.) Hazsl.
    • Parmelia stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fr.
    • Physcia afra Hue
    • Physcia aipolia (Ehrh.) Hampe
    • Physcia aipolia f. cercidia (Ach.) Mig.
    • Physcia aipolia f. decolorata Vain., 1881
    • Physcia aipolia f. verruculosa Vain., 1921
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. acrita (Ach.) Hue
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr.
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. anthelina (Ach.) Vain.
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. crenulata Vain.
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. decolorata Vain.
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. pruinosa Lynge
    • Physcia aipolia subsp. verruculosa Vain.
    • Physcia aipolia var. acrita (Ach.)
    • Physcia aipolia var. aipolia
    • Physcia aipolia var. angustata (Nyl.) Lynge
    • Physcia aipolia var. angustata (Nyl.) Vain., 1881
    • Physcia aipolia var. anthelina (Ach.) Vain.
    • Physcia aipolia var. caesiopruinosa (Arnold) Sántha
    • Physcia aipolia var. cercida (Ach.) Lamy
    • Physcia aipolia var. cercida (Ach.) Nyl.
    • Physcia aipolia var. cercidia (Ach.) Nyl.
    • Physcia aipolia var. gisleri Frey
    • Physcia aipolia var. pruinosa Lynge
    • Physcia stellaris f. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Th.Fr.
    • Physcia stellaris f. cercidia (Ach.) Nyl.
    • Physcia stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Nyl.
    • Physcia stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Th.Fr.
    • Physcia stellaris var. aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Tuck.
    • Physcia stellaris var. angustata Nyl.
    • Physcia stellaris var. cercidia (Ach.) Th.Fr.
    • Squamaria aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Frege
    • Xanthoria aipolia (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Horw.
    • Xanthoria aipolia var. cercidia (Ach.) Horw.

Physcia aipolia, commonly known as the Hoary rosette lichen, is a lichen species of fungus in the genus Physcia, and family Lecanoromycetes. Physcia aipolia is a species of lichen in the family Physciaceae. It has a worldwide distribution.Physcia aipolia is a known host species to the lichenicolous fungus species Muellerella lichenicola. It is characterized by the pale blue to gray thallus with many apothecia. Physcia aipolia is a common, widely distributed species, and can be found growing on a variety of trees and branches.