Evernia mesomorpha Nyl., 1961
| Common name | Boreal Oakmoss | Code: EVERMES
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| Field Characters | Fruticose shrub-like chlorolichen. Thalli shrubby and erect to slightly pendant, averaging 2-6 cm long. Branches flabby and angular, not flattened, irregularly and abundantly divided, compact, pale yellow to green, mottled. Medulla cottony, like stuffing in a plush toy. Coarse soredia developing on ridges. Lumpy fungal galls often present. | |
| Similar species |
Evernia prunastri: flattened, lower side whitish, soredia in oval, delimited soralia. | |
| Ecology | Very common epiphyte on shrubs and trees across all forested regions | |
| Chemistry | Cortex K-, KC+ yellow, PD-, UV- (usnic acid), medulla UV- or UV+ dull white (divaricatic acid). | |
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- Evernia mesomorpha, Opal Natural Area, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha, Beuna Vista, Edmonton, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha, Beuna Vista, Edmonton, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha on Poplar, near Smith, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha Prince Albert National Park, SK
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- Evernia mesomorpha branch tips, Jackman Flats Natural Area, BC
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- Evernia mesomorpha, on shrubs in grassland, Mattheis Ranch, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha, on soil, MacTaggart Sanctuary, Edmonton, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha, Edmonton, AB
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- Evernia mesomorpha close-up showing stuffing-like, cottony medulla, ALTA collection
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- Evernia mesomorpha, close-up of grainy soredia, ALTA collection
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- Evernia mesomorpha, ALTA collection
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- Evernia mesomorpha, ABMI collection
