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Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana

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Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species:
H. kauffmaniana
Binomial name
Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana
Lendemer & J.L. Allen (2020)

Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana is a species of blue-gray to gray foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1][2] This species can only be located in eastern North America along the Appalachian Mountains, commonly found in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.[1] The habitat of H. kauffmaniana is typically mid-elevation forests on both hardwood and conifer tree branches/trunks within the southern Appalachians.[1] On rare occasions, this species can be found growing on non-calcareous rocks.[1] H. kauffmaniana gathered its name in honor of Gary Kauffman, a botanist for the National Forest Service.[1] H. kauffmaniana can be commonly confused alongside Hypotrachyna showmanii, but is distinguishable due to the former producing different levels of gyrophoric acid (specifically 3-methoxy-2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid and 2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid) as well as possessing slightly different morphological properties.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Lendemer, James C.; Allen, Jessica L. (2020). "A revision of Hypotrachyna subgenus Parmelinopsis (Parmeliaceae) in eastern North America". The Bryologist. 123 (2): 265–332. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.2.265.
  2. ^ "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 26 April 2024.