University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens
Catalog #:
WIS-L-0046644
Taxon:Hypotrachyna rockii (Zahlbr.) Hale Family: Parmeliaceae
Determiner: updated with Esslinger, T.L. 2016. NA Lichen Checklist Version (#21) 15 November 2016 (2017)
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Collector:
D. Ugent 3283
Date: 1963-05-27
Verbatim Date: 1963-5-27
Locality:
Peru, Cuzco, Prov. Urubamba. Ruins of Machu Picchu, high above Rio Urubamba, 80 km WNW of Cuzco.
Elevation:
2500-2600 meters
(8200-8528ft)
Habitat:
A) Sunny lichen covered rock walls, rock piles, terraces & cliffs at M.P. ruins. B) Weedy thickets at Hotel Turistas (Solanum spp., Triumfetta). C) Cool moist shrubby cloud forest remnants on nearly vertical rocky slopes at base of Huayna Picchu, just NW of ruins (Many ferns, lichens, Ericads, Gesneriads).