Features
A type of lichen from the group of shrub lichens.
Species |
Lišaji |
Living space |
Conifer forest, Deciduous forest |
Size |
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Description
Thallus: up to 6 (-8) cm broad; branching: isotomic dichotomous; budding: absent or rare lobes; black border: not visible from above; upper surface: white to greenish gray, sometimes dark mottled, becoming rugose soredia: terminal, in capitate soralia; isidia and lobules absent medulla: hollow, ceiling of cavity white or dark, floor of cavity white or dark lower surface: black, sparsely perforate Apothecia: rare, up to 2 mm in diam.
Substrate and ecology: typically on bark or wood, including conifers and deciduous trees, rarely on mossy rock or alpine sod World distribution: circumboreal, montane, and cool temperate areas; northern Asia, North America, and Europe; in North America south to southern California and central Rocky Mountains Sonoran distribution.