Species: Hypogymnia duplicata
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Hypogymnia
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Parmeliaceae - Hypogymnia - Distinctive, may be confused on superficial examination with Hypogymnia heterophylla (overlapping ranges), or H. inactiva. See Hale, 1979, How to Know the Lichens, or Krog, 1968, Macrolichens of Alaska.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A lichen; thallus foliose, medium sized to large, whitish gray to greenish gray above; lobes nodulose, hollow, cascading in arcs, about 1 mm wide; lobe interiors with a dark floor and often a white ceiling; lower surface black; soredia and isidia lacking; apothecia common, brown (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-30
Global Status Last Changed
2002-11-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
From Alaska to Oregon, in the Coast Ranges and the western slope of the Cascades. Not known south of Corvallis in the Coast Range nor south of Mt. Hood in the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997). In AK known from the East Pacific Coast District (southeast AK) (Krog 1968). Also reported from Alberta (Bird and Marsh 1973).