WIS : Lichens
University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens
Catalog #: WIS-L-0108736
Taxon: Lecidea sarcogynoides Körb.
Family: Lecideaceae
Determiner: H. Hertel (2003)
Collector: H. H. Iltis; Don Ugent   LP-15   
Date: 1963-01-08
Verbatim Date: 1963-1-8
Locality: Peru, Cuzco, (on Puno Border); Prov. Canchis. La Raya Pass (deep valley between snowcapped peaks) 1 km WNW of LA RAYA on Cuzco road
Elevation: 4250 meters (13940ft)
Habitat: A) Damp or dry cold rocky alpine tundra, with much bare ground, rocks and gravel, many cushion plants, Solanum acaule, Viola spp., Opuntia (white fuzzy cushions), Scirpus, Geranium, Castilleja. B) Wet springy areas with huge hard cushions of Distichia muscoides (Juncaceae), Scirpus, Gentiana.
Associated Species: Lecidea confluentula
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Owner: University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS)
Record Id: 123c05fb-e46f-4259-a7a7-321246cdb344
Occurrence ID (GUID): 61ea561a-c68b-450e-81ce-dd2c6ba8a358
For additional information on this occurrence, please contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)
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