Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia.
Description Xanthoparmelia callifolioides grows to around 5–10 cm in diameter with broad light green lobes that are 1.5-3mm wide. It grows on small stones, pebbles, and nearby soil. Its back side contains moderate collections of patchy simple rhizines that are approximately 1–2 mm long. A close relative is the lichen Xanthoparmelia taractica.
Habitat and range Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is found mostly in the southern hemisphere, including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, and Chile.Feuerer, T., & Sipman, H. J. (2005). Additions to the lichenized and lichenicolous fungi of Bolivia. Herzogia, 18, 139-144. https://blam-bl.de/images/Herzogia_18/H18-Feuerer-txt.pdf
Chemistry Xanthoparmelia callifolioides is known to contain usnic acid.
See also
List of Xanthoparmelia species
References