Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region (Tempe) 3: 9 (2007).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Thallus areolatus, effiguratus, calciphilus, citrinus et calcareus. Substantia diagnostica acidum norsticticum.
Type locality: USA, Arizona, Yavapai County, 0.5 km north of McGuireville, adjacent to 1-17, 1133 m, s.d., T. H. Nash 39271 (ASU - holotype).
Type locality coordinates: 34°38'00"N, 111°49'0"W.
Molecular barcode: Data lacking.
Thallus: Data lacking.
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: UC+ orange, K+ yellow slowly to red, usually forming crystals. Norstictic acid (major), rhizocarpic acid (minor), connorstictic acid (trace), gyrophoric acid (trace), epanorin (trace). (HPLC, J.A. Elix, pers. comm.) (Knudsen 2007: 9).
Ecology: On limestone and calcareous sandstone.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Western North America. Database
Note:
Type: USA: Arizona: Yavapai County: 0.5 km north of McGuireville, adjacent to 1-17, 34°38'00"N, 111°49'0"W, 1133 m, T. H. Nash 39271 (Holotype, ASU).