title: Xanthoparmelia metastrigosa
text: # Xanthoparmelia metastrigosa
  
  Xanthoparmelia metastrigosa is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. It is found only in Australia. It is one of the few lichens that is listed as endangered.
  
  ## Description
  
  Grows to around 7–12 cm in diameter with irregular and dichotomously branched lobes. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green surface.
  
  ## Habitat and range
  
  Xanthoparmelia canobolasensis and Xanthoparmelia metastrigosa are known only from Mount Canobolas.
  
  