Xanthoparmelia salazinica is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

Found in South Africa, it was described as a new species in 1989 by American lichenologist Mason Hale.

He classified it in Karoowia,[2] a genus that has since been placed in synonymy with Xanthoparmelia following molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2010.

[3] The type specimen was collected by Hale in near Middelpos (Cape Province); here it was found growing in low sandstone ridges in karoo.

The specific epithet refers to the presence of salazinic acid, the main secondary compound found in the lichen.