(fi: raidanisokarve, sv: skrynkellav)

Parmelia sulcata

Description

Foliose macrolichen.

Distribution in Finland

Common across the country.

Growing form

Size

3–20 cm.

Thallus

Fruitbody

Spores

Algal partner

Green alga (Trebouxia).

Habitat

Especially in heath forests, but also in many other types of environments, both in open and shady sites.

Substrate

On bark of deciduous trees and lower branches of Norway spruce, but also on rock surfaces, especially at nitrogen-enriched sites.

Endangered status in Finland

ENDANGERED CATEGORY (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification)

IUCN threat classifications

CR Critically endangered

EN Endangered

VU Endangered

NT Near threatened

LC Least concern

2019 LC - least concern

2010 LC - least concern

2000 LC - least concern

Regulations

No regulations.