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Cavernularia hultenii Degel.
Powdered honeycomb
Parmeliaceae

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Distribution of Cavernularia hultenii

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Species Information

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General:
Small stratified foliose lichens, corticate above and below, sorediate or not, lobes closely appressed, elongate, averaging to 1 mm wide, thin. Upper surface whitish. Lower surface black, shiny, lacking rhizines, dimpled with numerous minute pits. Medulla white. Photobiont green. Apothecia located over upper surface, disc brownish; spores simple, globose, colourless, 8 per ascus. Over conifer branches and lignum.

Notes: The genus Cavernularia contains only two species, both of which occur in B.C.

Species description:
Thallus sorediate; apothecia rare

Source: Lichens of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Habitat: Frequent over conifers at lower elevations in open coast forests, also rare in ICH zone
World Distribution: western N Am–eastern N Am–western Eurasia, N to AK, S to CA.

Source: Lichens of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-16 9:52:50 PM ]

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