Flora of New Zealand Series

Lichen fimbriatus L., Sp. Pl.: 1152 (1753).

Primary squamules persistent or disappearing, 2-10 mm long, digitately or irregularly lobed, crenate to sinuate or incised at margins, flat to involute or concave above, upper surface glaucescent or olive-green or pale glaucescent, lower surface white, esorediate or sparsely granular-sorediate below. Podetia arising from upper surface of primary squamules, 10-20 mm tall, entire, wineglass-shaped, cups flaring rapidly and evenly from narrow (1-2 mm), cylindrical supporting podetium, cups regular, denticulate, margins not or rarely proliferating, interior closed, surface smooth, corticate for basal 1-2 mm then mainly decorticate, farinose sorediate, whitish-green to green, white on loss of soredia. Apothecia sessile, brown, at cup margins or on short marginal stalks. Chemistry: Cortex K- or brownish, KC-, Pd+ red. Fumarprotocetraric acid, ± atranorin.

N: S: St: Throughout s.l. to 2000 m. A very common and widespread species both in shade and full sun; on clay banks, roadside banks and cuttings, peat, Leptospermum heaths, decaying stumps, shaded rock faces, tussock grassland and amongst Haastia in fellfield and scree.

Cosmopolitan