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Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt

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Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt, Nova Hedwigia 9: 30 (1965)
Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt

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New Zealand
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Material referred to the genus Physconia in Galloway (1985) is referrable to Phaeophyscia (Galloway 2007).

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(Lam.) Poelt
Lam.
Poelt
1965
30
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Physconia grisea

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grisea

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Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt

Thallus irregular or orbicular, to 8 cm diam., ± closely attached, greyish to grey-brown with a whitish, usually maculate pruina which sometimes covers the whole upper surface but is more usually restricted to lobe tips, corticolous. Lobes mostly overlapping, radiating, to 3 mm broad, wider and concave at apices, isidiate. Isidia granular becoming sorediate, marginal or laminal, sometimes densely developed centrally. Lower surface whitish, centrally pale brownish. Rhizines simple, pale or brownish, becoming branched at tips. Apothecia rare, to 3 mm diam., margins sorediate. Ascospores 27-34 × 14-17 µm. Pycnidia immersed. Conidia 4-7 × 1-2 µm. Chemistry: Medulla K-, C-, KC-, Pd-. Four unidentified compounds.

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Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt
Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Physconia grisea (Lam.) Poelt
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District

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ab952761-2288-4c14-a3dc-39c2119b7b89
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1 January 2000
8 July 2019
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