Lecanactis abietina (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Körb.

Lecanactis abietina, the old-wood lichen, is a species of leprose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It forms a thin, mauve-grey to whitish-grey crust on the bark of both deciduous and coniferous trees, typically in shaded, humid habitats, and is regarded as characteristic of old-growth forests in cool temperate regions. The species is widespread in northern and central Europe and also occurs in North America, Australasia, and Papua New Guinea. Its nomenclatural history played a central role in the conservation of the genus Lecanactis, for which it serves as the type species.

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Synonyms 36
Biatora abietina, Bilimbia abietina, Chiodecton pericleum, Cyphelium abietinum, Cyphelium incrustans, Cyphelium leucocephalum, Lecanactis periclea, Lecanora periclea, Lecidea abietina, Lecidea leucocephala, Lichen abietinus, Lichen pericleus, Opegrapha abietina, Parmelia periclea, Phoma abietinae, Platygrapha periclea, Pyrenotea incrustans, Pyrenotea leucocephala, Pyrenula leucocephala, Rinodina periclea, Schismatomma abietinum, Schismatomma pericleum, Variolaria leucocephala, Verrucaria abietina, Verrucaria incrustans, Verrucaria leucocephala, Lecanactis premnea var. incrustans, Lecidea abietina var. incrustans, Pyrenotea leucocephala var. incrustans, Rinodina exigua var. periclea, Bilimbia abietina f. incrustans, Lecanactis abietina f. incrustans, Lecidea abietina f. incrustans, Schismatomma abietinum f. incrustans, Calicium variolosum leucocephalum, Lichen peltatus abietina
  • 62,374 GBIF occurrences
  • 345 iNaturalist observations