Lobaria hallii #

Taxon #

Lobaria hallii

Organization #

Lungworts, Peltigerales

Identification #

Lobaria hallii looks very similar to Lobarina scrobiculata. The lower surfaces of the lobes of mature specimens are the best portion to inspect in order to separate the species in the field. In L. hallii the lobes will have hairs to the edge of the undersides while they will stop short of the edge a visible margin in L. scrobiculata. Similar to L. scrobiculata the soralia on the upper surfaces can be hemispherical or ring shaped (Brodo et al. 2001).

Substrate #

corticolous (Brodo et al. 2001), ramicolous

Chemical Tests #

cortex: K+ yellow; medulla and soralia: C-, K-, KC-, Pd-, (Brodo et al. 2001)

Photos #