Hypogymnia tubulosa is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Ludwig Emanuel Schaerer formally described it in 1840 as a variety of Parmelia ceratophylla. Johan Johnsen Havaas promoted it to distinct species status in 1918.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Powder-headed Tube Lichen being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hypogymnia hultenii
- Hypogymnia physodes
- Hypogymnia incurvoides
- Hypotrachyna sinuosa
- Hypotrachyna revoluta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Genus
- Hypogymnia
- Species
- Hypogymnia tubulosa
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