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Phyllopsora furfuracea

On tree privet (*Ligustrum lucidum) in the Waikatō.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 23/02/2022, 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>

Hay Reserve, Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula.<br>Photographer: Allison Knight, 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 | Data Deficient | Qualifiers: SO

Structural class

Lichens - Crustose

Lichen substrate

Corticolous (bark, wood)

Substrate details

Corticolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Phyllopsora

Family

Ramalinaceae

Authority

Phyllopsora furfuracea (Pers.) Zahlbr.

Synonyms

Lecidea furfuracea

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

furfuracea: From the Latin furfur ‘bran’ or ‘dandruff’, referring to the mealy, scurfy covering on the leaves and stems.

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Brako L. 1991: Phyllopsora (Bacidiaceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 55: 1-66.

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

Hutchison M. 2022: iNaturalist observation. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/108482696. Date accessed: 15 June 2023.

Knight A. 2019: iNaturalist observation. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/24489084. Date accessed: 15 June 2023.

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