Hypogymnia wilfiana - Common Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest

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Hypogymnia wilfiana

Overview
PNW Range:
West side	Occasional
East side	Occasional
Immediate coast	Rare
Alpine or subalpine	None
Habitat:	Moist forests at low to mid elevations.
Substrate:	Bark and wood, mostly on conifers.
Comments:
Synonymy:	Hypogymnia metaphysodes (North America), Hypogymnia recurva

Lobe cavity
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Habit
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Apothecia pedicels
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Apothecia
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Ascospores
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Apothecia pedicels
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Scale: Bar=1mm unless noted

Upper Surface
Upper Surface Color (Dry)
Pale Gray Green:	Almost always
Pale Green:	Rarely
Whitish:	Sometimes
Pale Gray:	Almost always
Upper Surface Tomentose:	Never
Upper Surface Pruinose or Scabrid:	Never
Upper Surface with Network of Ridges:	Never
Upper Surface with Pseudocyphellae:	Never
Upper Surface with Holes into Cavity:	Never
Cilia on Margins:	Never

Interior
Inside (Medulla) Yellow or Orange:	Never
Central Cord:	Never
Hollow Stalks or Hollow Lobes:	Almost always
Gelatinous:	Never

Photobiont
Green Algae Primary Photobiont:	Almost always
Cyanobacteria Primary Photobiont:	Never
Internal Cephalodia:	Never
External Cephalodia:	Never