Abstract

The new lichen species Xanthomendoza galericulata L. Lindblom is described from the western United States. It is characterized by helmet-shaped lobe tips, under which soralia are found. Xanthomendoza galericulata is broadly distributed in drier pars of western North America. Information on other small sorediate taxa in the genus, namely X. fulva,X. oregana, and X. weberi (S. Kondr. & Kärnefelt) L. Lindblom comb. nov., is provided as well as a key to all North American sorediate Xanthomendoza species.

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