Hypotrachyna sinuosa
Hypotrachyna sinuosa (Sm.) Hale
Smithson. Contr. bot. 25: 63. 1975
Basionym: Lichen sinuosus Sm., Engl. Bot.: 29: tab. 2050 (1809)
Synonym: Parmelia sinuosa (Sm.) Ach., Syn. meth. lich.: 207 (1814)
Description
Thallus: foliose, rather small up to 7 cm diam., lobes dichotomously branched with sinuous axils
Upper Surface: yellowish-green, smooth and shiny
Soralia: mostly at lobe ends, capitate
Lower Surface: black with dense squarrose margins extending beyond the lobe margin
Chemistry: cortex with usnic acid; medulla with atranorin, norstictic and salazinic acids
Ecology and distribution.
A cosmopolitan species. Usually corticolous, bur occasionaly saxicolous.
Notes.
Characterized by its yellowish coloration (usnic acid), terminal, capitate soralia, and dichotomous branching with sinuous axils.