Ramalina | |
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Ramalina fraxinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Ramalinaceae |
Genus: |
Ramalina Ach. (1809) |
Type species | |
Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. (1810) |
Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruiticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches. Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens or cartilage lichens.Apothecia are lecanorine.
Lichen spot tests on the cortex are K-, C-, KC+ dark yellow, and P-.
It is in the Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.
The genus has a widespread distribution and contains over 240 species.
Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina fastigiata
Ramalina siliquosa (with crustose lichen around it)