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New Mexican Rock-Shield
Fungi

New Mexico Rockshield Lichen

Xanthoparmelia novomexicana

Authorship: (Gyelnik) Hale

Sources

[Worthington 21684]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLECANOROMYCETES
OrderLECANORALES
FamilyPARMELIACEAE
GenusXanthoparmelia
Speciesnovomexicana

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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New Mexican Rock-Shield
joshuagsmithMay 16, 2026DBLI-S1-07
New Mexican Rock-Shield (opens in new tab)
New Mexican Rock-Shield
joshuagsmithMay 16, 2026DBLI-S1-07
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New Mexican Rock-shield
craigmartinNov 30, 2024Los Alamos County, NM, USA
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New Mexican Rock-shield
scottcrabtreeNov 17, 2023Sahuarita, AZ 85629, USA
rock shield lichens (opens in new tab)
rock shield lichens
lagoondonAug 6, 2020San Diego County, CA, USA
New Mexican Rock-Shield (opens in new tab)
New Mexican Rock-Shield
mossgeekSep 2, 2019Volcan Mountains, California 92086, USA
New Mexican Rock-shield (opens in new tab)
New Mexican Rock-shield
hikingsandiegoSep 1, 2019San Diego, California, United States
rock shields (opens in new tab)
rock shields
cedric_leeAug 12, 2018San Diego County, CA, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G4Apparently Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)Not assessed
Texas SGCNNot assessed