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Bulbothrix
Sign in to saveBulbothrix is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. Established in 1974 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale as a segregate from the genus Parmelia, Bulbothrix comprises about 40 accepted species as of 2025. These foliose lichens are distinguished by their characteristic black, bulb-tipped hairs () along the lobe edges and are found roughly equally divided between the Old World and New World, growing predominantly on trees in lowland rainforests and shrublands.
Species
Pale Fiveawn
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 391
- With media
- 186
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US, NY
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Panama, United States, Australia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Lesotho
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Bulbothrix is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. Established in 1974 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale as a segregate from the genus Parmelia, Bulbothrix comprises about 40 accepted species as of 2025. These foliose lichens are distinguished by their characteristic black, bulb-tipped hairs () along the lobe edges and are found roughly equally divided between the Old World and New World, growing predominantly on trees in lowland rainforests and shrublands.
==Taxonomy==
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