First person to use this name on MO: Jason Hollinger
Observations of:
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Rank: Species
Status: Accepted
Name: Niebla homalea
Author: (Ach.) Rundel & Bowler
Citation:
Deprecated Synonyms: Desmazieria homalea (Ach.) Mont., Desmazieria testudinaria (Nyl.) Follmann & Huneck, Niebla caespitosa Spjut, Niebla cornea Spjut, Niebla dactylifera Spjut, Niebla disrupta (Nyl.) Spjut, Niebla dissecta Spjut, Niebla eburnea Spjut, Niebla fimbriata Spjut, Niebla flagelliforma Spjut, Niebla halei Spjut, Niebla infundibula Spjut, Niebla laminaria Spjut, Niebla palmeri Spjut, Niebla ramosissima Spjut, Niebla siphonoloba Spjut, Niebla sorediata Spjut, Niebla sorocarpia Spjut, Niebla testudinaria (Nyl.) Spjut, Niebla undulata Spjut, Ramalina homalea Ach., Ramalina testudinaria Nyl.
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Niebla
Lichen
Common Name: Armored Sea-Fog Lichen
Common shrubby fruticose lichen on rocks on bluffs and cliffs overlooking sea. Branches have a distinctive angular appearance making it look like it’s covered with plates of armor. It is a highly-variable species, in size, amount of branching, number of apothecia, amount of cracking, and even chemistry.
