University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens
Catalog #:
WIS-L-0107145
Taxon:Psiloparmelia distincta (Nyl.) Hale Family: Parmeliaceae
Determiner: M. E. Hale (1985)
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Collector:
Hugh H. Iltis; Don Ugent 1757
Date: 1963-01-13
Verbatim Date: Jan. 13, 1963
Locality:
Peru, Arequipa, Arequipa. Just SW of Puno border. Paso del Condor, i. e. pass on continental divide on Puno-Arequipa road
-16 -71.1
Verbatim Coordinates:
16° 0' S 71° 06' W
Elevation:
4693 meters
(15393ft)
Habitat:
ALPINE TUNDRA and FELL FIELD with much bare ground (Many cushion plants, many lichens on basalt (?) boulders, on flat or rounded (glaciated) topography