Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Parmelia hispidula Ach., Lichenogr. universalis: 468 (1810).

Descriptions : Flora (1985: 384). See also Moberg (1995: 325–326).

Chemistry : TLC−, all reactions negative.

N: Northland (Whangarei), Auckland (Auckland city), South Auckland (Glenbrook), Taranaki (New Plymouth). S: Nelson (Maruia Valley), Otago (Lake Wanaka, Luggate, Dunedin), Southland (Awarua). St: On corrugated asbestos of factory roofs (fertiliser works in Whangarei, New Plymouth and Awarua), soil overlying rock and both introduced and native trees. Known also from Europe, North America, East and South Africa, Thailand, and Australia (Goward et al. 1994b; Esslinger & Egan 1995;Wolseley et al. 2002; McCarthy 2003c, 2006; Nimis & Martellos 2003; Esslinger 2004a; Moberg 2004b).

Cosmopolitan

Exsiccati : Vězda (1998a: 347); Vězda (1998b: No. 347 [emend.]).

Illustrations : Swinscow & Krog (1988: 213, fig. 101); Goward et al. (1994b: 107, fig. 1A); McCarthy & Malcolm (2004: 56).

Phaeophyscia hispidula is characterised by: the corticolous/terricolous/saxicolus habit; the loosely adnate thallus with broadly rounded, ascending lobe apices; the conspicuous, projecting, black rhizines; and laminal (capitate) and marginal soralia.