Identification key
Hyperphyscia adglutinata
(1) Hyperphyscia adglutinata
Description
Thallus
Foliose, very small (up to 3 cm), narrow lobes (up to 5 mm wide) tightly applied to the substrate and overlapping, often almost totally covered with soralia
Foliose, very small (up to 3 cm), narrow lobes (up to 5 mm wide) tightly applied to the substrate and overlapping, often almost totally covered with soralia
Color
Upper side greenish-grey when dry, greenish when wet
Upper side greenish-grey when dry, greenish when wet
Reproduction
Apothecia: very rare, maximum 1 mm in diameter, blackish-blue disc, well-developed margin
Soralia: numerous, greenish, covering almost the entire thallus in older individuals
Isidia: absence
Apothecia: very rare, maximum 1 mm in diameter, blackish-blue disc, well-developed margin
Soralia: numerous, greenish, covering almost the entire thallus in older individuals
Isidia: absence
Risk of confusion
Phaeophyscia orbicularis, very common, usually larger, less applied to the substrate and having well-developed rhizines overflowing from the lobe edges
Phaeophyscia orbicularis, very common, usually larger, less applied to the substrate and having well-developed rhizines overflowing from the lobe edges
Ecology
Substrate
On bark
On bark
Habitat
Nitrophilous
Nitrophilous
Occurrence
Very common
Very common
Sensitivity to air pollution
Resistant to pollution
Resistant to pollution
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