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Psora decipiens

Castle Hill, Canterbury.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 22/02/2021, 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>

On limestone soils in the Castle Hill basin.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 22/02/2020, 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>

Mt Arthur, Kahurangi National Park.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 17/01/2019, 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>

On limestone soils in the Castle Hill basin.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 26/10/2014, 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>

Castle Hill basin.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 11/01/2024, 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>

Castle Hill basin.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 06/03/2023, 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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Common names

blushing scale

Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: RR, SO, Sp

Structural class

Lichens - Squamulose

Lichen substrate

Terricolous (soil)

Substrate details

Terricolous (soil)

Threats

Habitat loss and modification. Invasion by exotic weeds, particularly sward-forming grasses like Festuca rubra, is a major problem in the high fertility, low elevation sites occupied by this species.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Psora

Family

Psoraceae

Authority

Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

decipiens: Deceptive

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

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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