Hypotrachyna densirhizinata, (Kurok.) Hale (1975: 31)

Elvebakk, A., Bjerke, J. W. & Støvern, L. E., 2014, Parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae) in southernmost South America, Phytotaxa 173 (1), pp. 1-30 : 8

H. densirhizinata (Kurok.) Hale (1975: 31)

One large colony was discovered on a north-facing rock wall in Torres del Paine National Park. The specimens contain atranorin, α-alectoronic acid and cf. α-collatolic acid. In the study area it has previously only been reported from Puerto Yartou in Chilean Tierra del Fuego ( Hale & Kurokawa 1968).

Specimen examined: CHILE. XII REGIÓN DE MAGALLANES: Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, between Lago Grey and Lago Pehoe, 200 m S of ‘elevation 269’, 51 ° 06’S, 73 ° 09’W, 150 m, on a vertical, north-facing cliff wall, ass. with Parmotrema reticulata and Normandina pulchella , 11 Mar 1998, Elvebakk, A. 98:472 & Bjerke, J.W. (TROM, SGO).