General:
Common Name: The Scale Lichens. Suggested by the tiny, rounded, overlapping lobes of the species.
Minute stratified squamulose lichens, corticate above, noncorticate below, sorediate, squamules attached to substrate mostly at one margin, loosely attached at maturity, rotund to elongate, often lobulate, averaging to 0.5 mm wide, thin. Upper surface yellowish green or bluish green, smooth. Lower surface pale, lacking rhizines. Medulla white. Photobiont green.
Apothecia located over upper surface, disc greyish or same colour as thallus; spores 4-celled, somewhat spindleshaped, colourless, 8 per ascus.
Over deciduous trees.
Notes: Waynea is a temperate genus consisting of two species worldwide. Only one of these occurs in North America. For points of distinction with similar species, see the descriptions under Hypocenomyce.

Reactions:
All spot tests negative.

Contents:
No lichen substances reported.

Source:  Lichens of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration By:  Trevor Goward

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Waynea stoechadiana