Hypotrachyna brevirhiza (Kurok.) Hale (1975: 26)

Elvebakk, A., Bjerke, J. W. & Støvern, L. E., 2014, Parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae) in southernmost South America, Phytotaxa 173 (1), pp. 1-30 : 7

Hypotrachyna brevirhiza (Kurok.) Hale (1975: 26)

This species was described with its type ( S) from Mina Elena at Isla Riesco , Magallanes ( Hale & Kurokawa 1968). The species was described as common in southernmost South America, a conclusion confirmed by our studies. All studied specimens contain atranorin and salazinic acids (majors), and norstictic acid (minor) .

Specimens examined: ARGENTINA. PROVINCIA DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO: Río Irigoyen , Stenroos , S . 2715 ( H; immixed with, and filed below Menegazzia magellanica ) . CHILE. XII REGIÓN DE MAGALLANES: Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, 2 km N of Salto Grande, 51 ° 04’S, 73 ° 01’W, 80 m, on S-facing rocks and on bases of Berberis microphylla , 7 Dec 2000, Elvebakk , A . 00:921 ( TROM); Lago Pehoe NW, 500 m SE of Refugio y Camping Pehoe , 51 ° 04’30”S, 73 ° 07’W, 80 m, on a log in a river gorge, 6 Jan 1998, Elvebakk , A . 98:060 ( TROM); Lago Pehoe E , at Camping Pehoe , 51 ° 07’S, 73 ° 01’W, on Nothofagus antarctica, Mar 1998 , Elvebakk , A . 98:343 & Bjerke , J . W. ( TROM) ; Puerto Natales, Cerro Dorotea, on sandstone rocks, 9 May 1940, Santesson , R . 8246a ( S), Seno Skyring , N part, 3 km W of Puerto Altamirano, 52 ° 35’S, 72 ° 06’W, 30 m, on a fallen log of Nothofagus antarctica , 30 Nov 1999, Elvebakk , A . 99:979 ( TROM); Península Brunswick, Punta Arenas W , Río de las Minas, 100 m, on Nothofagus pumilio , 12 Mar 1992, Elvebakk , A . 92:003; 21 Mar 1992, Elvebakk , A . 92:082 ( TROM) .