Lichens species composition in the Kur-Araz lowland

Despite the long history of lichenological research in Azerbaijan, the flora of lichens in the Kur-Araz lowland has been studied poorly. Since the literary sources contain only partial information about the lichens of the investigated lowland, the aim of our work was to establish the taxonomic composition of this region. Preliminary information on lichens of the Kur-Araz lowland is given in the work. The list includes a total of 56 taxa belonging to 40 genera, 17 families and 4 classes of the Ascomycota section. 16 species from the above-mentioned list are new for the Kur-Araz lowland i.e. Alyxoria varia, Anatychia cilirais, Arthopyrenia subcerasi, Candelariella vitellina, Cetraria aculeata, Collema tenax, Flavoplaca citrina, Lecanographa amylacea, Lecanora crenulata, Lepraria incana, Parmelia ryssolea, Phaeophyscia hirsuta, P. orbicularis, Romjularia lurida, Tephromela atra, Xanthoparmelia conspersa. Information regarding the location in the studied area, substrate and belonging to the ecological group was given for each species...