genus Parmelia


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Noun1.genus Parmelia - type genus of the Parmeliaceaegenus Parmelia - type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Parmeliaceae, Parmeliaceae - a family of lichens
crotal, crottal, crottle - any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
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Neogene diversification in the temperate lichen-forming fungal genus Parmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota).
Also, the lichen landscapes on Quercus suber contain a large number of foliose lichens in the genus Parmelia of the family Parmeliaceae.