Lecanora horiza (Ach.) Nyl.

Ahmad, Uswa Fatima, Zulfiqar, Rizwana, Naheed, Muqaddas, Nadeem, Muhammad, Habib, Kamran, Niazi, Abdul Rehman & Khalid, Abdul Nasir, 2024, A systematic study of some lichenized fungi from Pakistan using nrITS marker, Italian Botanist 18, pp. 75-96 : 75-96

Lecanora horiza (Ach.) Nyl. , Flora, Regensburg 66 (7): 107 (1883)

Fig. 11 A

Notes.

Lecanora horiza , another species within the L. subfusca complex, is commonly found on deciduous trees and shrubs and occasionally on conifers, growing in sunny, nutrient-enriched conditions ( Bolognini 1992; Malicek 2014). It is distributed in California, Europe, and Mexico ( Bolognini 1992). Previously, it was reported from Baragali, Dungagali, Kalabagh, Murree, and Swat ( Aptroot and Iqbal 2012) and is new to Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Material examined.

Pakistan ∙ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Kohistan, Dassu ; 35°35.0'N, 73°37.0'E; alt. 841 m a. s. l.; 12 Sep. 2020; K. Habib & A. N. Khalid leg.; on rock; K- 165, ITS GenBank accession number PQ 469044 .

Figures

Figure 11. Thalli of selected lichen species showing distinct morphological characteristics: A Lecanora horiza B Lecanora hybocarpa C Peltigera praetextata.