Lobaria kurokawae #

Taxon #

Lobaria kurokawae

Organization #

Lungworts

Identification #

Lobaria kurokawae is very similar morphologically to L. pseudopulmonaria, having a blackened lower surface and a brownish or greenish upper surface lacking soredia and isidia. L. pseudopulmonaria has stictic acid while that compound is not known of L. kurokawae.

Substrate #

terricolous (Spribille et al. 2023)

Chemical Tests #

Pd-?