''Flavopunctelia darrowii'' is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first formally described as a new species by

John Walter Thomson John Walter Thomson Jr. (1913–2009) was a Scottish-born American botanist and lichenologist, sometimes referred to as the "Dean of North American Lichens". Biography When he was eight years old, Thomson moved with his family to the U.S.A. In ...

in 1950 as ''Parmelia darrowi''. It is named after American botanist Robert Arthur Darrow. In 1982, Hildur Krog transferred it to the subgenus ''Flavopunctelia'' of her newly

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Punctelia ''Punctelia'' is a genus of foliose lichens belonging to the large family Parmeliaceae. The genus, which contains about 50 species, was segregated from genus ''Parmelia'' in 1982. Characteristics that define ''Punctelia'' include the presence of ...

'', created to contain '' Parmelia'' species with punctate (point-like)

pseudocyphella Pseudocyphellae (singular ''pseudocyphella'') are structures in lichens that appear as tiny pores on the outer surface (the cortex of the lichen. They are caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen, and the medullary hyphae extend t ...

Mason Hale Mason Ellsworth Hale, Jr. (September 23, 1929 – April 23, 1990) was one of the most prolific lichenologists of the 20th century. Many of his scholarly articles focused on the taxonomy of the family Parmeliaceae. Hale was one of the first liche ...

raised this subgenus to generic status a couple of years later. The lichen is endemic to the American oak- pine forests of southern Arizona and higher elevations in

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and

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darrowii Lichen species Lichens described in 1950 Lichens of Mexico Lichens of North America {{Parmeliaceae-stub