Hypogymnia physodes Parmeliaceae
Hypogymnia physodes

Growth type foliose.
Chemical results: Cortex K+ yellow, UV+ purplish
Medulla KC+ red, P+ orange-red, UV+ ice-blue

Common on acidic trees, branches and twigs, fences and rocks

Can be variable. Thallus with shiny, greyish, semi-inflated lobes, powdery white soredia on margins. Underside of lobes pale brown. Rarely fertile, stalked reddish-brown discs with thin margins (photographs below).

Similar: Hypogymnia tubulosa


Hypogymnia physodes


Hypogymnia physodes, fertile


Hypogymnia physodes, fertile
Hypogymnia physodes
Parkstone, Dorset. March 2012. Fertile; Studland Heath, December 2013

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