Name:		Parmelia obscurata Bitter
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Parmelia Ach. [Genus] Parmeliaceae Zenker [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Parmelia obscurata forma erumpens Hillmann Parmelia obscurata forma glauca Bitter Parmelia obscurata forma obscura Bitter Parmelia obscurata forma obscurata Parmelia obscurata forma vittatoides Anders Parmelia obscurata var. isidiata (Lynge) H. Magn. Parmelia obscurata var. obscurata Parmelia obscurata var. pulvinata Körb.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 26
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]