Physcia adscendens

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Common Name

Hooded Rosette Lichen

Family

Physciaceae

Genus

Physcia

Species

adscendens

Synonyms

Parmelia stellaris var. adscendens; Physcia stellaris var. adscendens

Location Found

Unknown

Growth Structure

Foliose

Habitat

Commonly found in sun or shaded sites on bark, twigs and wood.

Environmental Monitoring

It is generally a pollution tolerant lichen. It is tolerant to sulphur and nitrous oxides and reduced nitrogen. It is also an indicator species for fluoride in the environment.

Lab Storage

Comments

N/A

References

Brodo et al, 2001.; International Mycological Association, 2016.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.; Thormann, 2006.; Will-Wolf et al, 2015.