Catolechia wahlenbergii #

Taxon #

Catolechia wahlenbergii

Organization #

Lobed Crusts, Rhizocarpaceae

Identification #

A bright yellow lobed crustose species with contrasting black apothecia. Found in the coastal rainforest from SE Alaska northwest to Katmai National Park (CLH). Well-developed thalli can become rosette-like and lobulate at the margins.

Substrate #

Terricolous, or over rock on thins soil (Spribille et al. 2023)

Chemical Tests #

thallus: K-, C-, KC-, Pd+ yellow to orange, UV+ orange (ITALIC)

Nimis P.L., 2025. ITALIC - The Information System on Italian Lichens. Version 8.0. University of Trieste, Dept. of Biology, (https://dryades.units.it/italic), accessed on 2025, 04, 22. for all. All data are released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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