The investigation of the diversity and distribution of the corticolous lichens on Juniperus excelsa of Alibolagh, Tandoureh National Park

Alibilagh region, situated in the western side of Tandoureh National Park, is one of the impressive views in Dargaz town. In the point of view of distribution of lichens, the site is valuable because of the existence of hills, rocky highlands, old trees and broken trunks. However, the investigation of Alibolagh’s lichens is restricted to 18 species. The present research was done with the goals of the identification of more corticolous lichens and the investigation of distribution of the lichens on the bark of trunks and twigs and also finding the probable relation between the heights of the place of vegetation from the soil surface. Laboratory identifications were done on the base of standard macro-microscopy methods and the current chemical tests. The statistical analysis was done by using SPSS. 17 species identified included four new reports Lecanora albellula, Parmelia sulcata, Phaeophyscia cilita and Physcia caesia for Rzavi Khorasan province. The statistical analysis showed that Teloschistaceae and Physciaceae have the most frequency on the trunks and twigs. Also there is no meaningful relation between the height of the establishment of the thalli on the substrate and the species.