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Heterodermia obscurata

Saxicolous on basalt rock wall, Mt Eden Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 21/04/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous on cabbage tree, Wenderholm Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 09/02/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Apothecia. Corticolous on cabbage tree, Wenderholm Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 09/02/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Saxicolous on basalt rock, Cornwall Park Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 27/09/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Orange pigmented underside, Cornwall Park Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 25/09/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | Not Threatened | Qualifiers: SO

Structural class

Lichens - Foliose

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Saxicolous (rock), Terricolous (soil)

Substrate details

Corticolous, occasionally saxicolous or terricolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Heterodermia

Family

Physciaceae

Authority

Heterodermia obscurata (Nyl.) Trevis.

Synonyms

Physcia obscurata

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

heterodermia: From the Greek heteros (other, different) and derma (a skin or hide), in reference to the presence or absence of a lower cortex

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Galloway D.J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Wellington: PD Hasselberg, Government Printer. 662 pp.

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

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