Tuckermannopsis Ciliaris
''Tuckermannopsis ciliaris'' is a species of corticolous lichen, corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described by Erik Acharius in 1810, initially classified in the genus ''Cetraria''.The species was later reclassified into the genera ''Nephromopsis'' and then ''Tuckermannopsis'', with some researchers proposing that certain genera, including ''Tuckermannopsis'', should be merged into ''Nephromopsis''. However, this suggestion was disputed, and both names, ''Tuckermannopsis ciliaris'' and ''Nephromopsis ciliaris'', are used in recent literature to refer to this species. ''Tuckermannopsis ciliaris'' is widely distributed across North America and the Old World, found on coniferous trees such as pines and birches, with varying frequencies and habitats across different regions. The thallus grows in irregular shapes or rosette (botany), rosettes up to in diameter, with olive-green to greenish-brown coloration and elongated featuring ...
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