Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis - Common Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest

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Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis

Overview
PNW Range:
West side	Uncommon
East side	None
Immediate coast	Uncommon
Alpine or subalpine	None
Habitat:	Oceanic forests and woodlands west of the Cascade crest, mainly within a few km of the coast.
Substrate:	Bark and wood.
Comments:
Synonymy:	Pseudocyphellaria perpetua

Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis - Lower

Lower
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Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis - Habit

Habit
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Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis - Habit

Habit
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Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis - Lobes

Lobes
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Scale: Bar=1mm unless noted

Growth Form
Fruticose:	Never
Foliose:	Almost always
Crustose:	Never
Appressed Foliose:	Sometimes
Fluffy Foliose or Strappy:	Commonly
Dangling Hair:	Never
Erect Hair:	Never
Appressed Hair:	Never
Stalks With Squamules:	Never
Stalks:	Never
Squamules:	Never
Single Holdfast:	Never
Dangling Nets:	Never
Lobe Width (mm):	6 (± 2)

Upper Surface
Upper Surface Color (Dry)
Pale Gray:	Almost always
Dark Gray:	Almost always
Brown:	Almost always
Tan:	Almost always
Upper Surface Tomentose:	Never
Upper Surface Pruinose or Scabrid:	Never
Upper Surface with Network of Ridges:	Never
Upper Surface with Pseudocyphellae:	Almost always
Upper Surface with Holes into Cavity:	Never
Cilia on Margins:	Never

Lower Surface (Foliose)
Lower Surface Color (Dry)
Whitish:	Almost always
Brown:	Almost always
Tan:	Almost always
Veined Below:	Never
Rhizinate Below:	Sometimes
Rhizines Squarrose:	Never
Tomentose Below:	Almost always
Cyphellae:	Never
Pseudocyphellae Below:	Almost always
Papillae Below:	Never

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

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

Chemistry
Medulla P+ Orange or Red:	Almost always
Medulla K+ Yellow:	Almost always
Medulla C+ Orange, Red, or Pink:	Commonly
Medulla KC+ Orange, Red, or Pink:	Commonly

Sexual Reproduction
Perithecia:	Never
Apothecia:	Rarely
Mazaedium:	Never
Disk Color (Dry)
Disk Brown or Tan:	Almost always

Asexual Reproduction
Isidia:	Never
Soredia:	Almost always
Lobules:	Never