Hypogymnia inactiva #

Taxon #

Hypogymnia inactiva

Organization #

Shield-Like Parmelioids

Identification #

This grayish tube lichen has very narrow, ascending lobes and abundant apothecia. It lacks isidia and soredia. The lobes branch in dichotomies and the species is very similar to H. imshaugii, although that species is not yet known of Alaska (Spribille et al. 2023).

Substrate #

corticolous and ramicolous on conifers (Brodo et al. 2001), lignicolous

Chemical Tests #

medulla: K-, C-, KC+ pink, Pd- (Brodo et al. 2001)

Notes #

This species is found in SE Alaska