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Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Cosmopolitan

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(Hedw.) Hoffm.
Hedw.
Hoffm.
1794
63
ICN
species
Psora decipiens

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decipiens

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Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.

Thallus squamulose, spreading, terricolous. Squamules 3-6 mm diam., peltate, clustered to ± scattered, upper surface salmon-pink to chestnut-brown, often copiously white-pruinose, margins entire, subcrenate, white. Apothecia marginal, black, 1-1.5 mm diam., convex, immarginate. Hypothecium pale brown. Asci clavate, 60-70 × 12-15 µm. Ascospores ellipsoid, 12-17 × 5.5-7.5 µm. Chemistry: Medulla K+ yellow, C-, KC-, Pd+ yellow. Norstictic acid.

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Lichen decipiens Hedw.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.

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Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.
New Zealand
Otago Land District

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1 January 2000
14 June 2010
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