Flavoparmelia caperata

Common greenshield lichen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Flavoparmelia
Species:	F. caperata
Binomial name
	Flavoparmelia caperata; (L.) Hale (1986)
Synonyms
	Lichen caperatus L. (1753); Platisma caperatum (L.) Hoffm. (1794); Lobaria caperata (L.) Hoffm. (1796); Parmelia caperata (L.) Ach. (1803); Imbricaria caperata (L.) DC. (1805); Parmotrema caperata (L.) M.Choisy (1952); Pseudoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale (1974);

Flavoparmelia caperata, the common greenshield lichen, is a foliose lichen that grows on the bark of trees, and occasionally on rock.

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