Apometzgeria pubescens
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Apometzgeria pubescens: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Apometzgeria pubescens
Taxonomic Info:
Family: Metzgeriaceae
Genus: Apometzgeria
Specific Epithet: pubescens
Rank: species
Synonyms: Metzgeria pubescens
Abundance: ?
Observed at: Lower Gavan Hill Trail
Southeast Alaska: and
Global Distribution:
Ian Worley
[as Metzgeria pubescens]
Southeastern Alaska Distribution: Throughout, usually at lower elevations.
Habitat: Common as festooning mats on non-acidic, mesic rock faces, canyon walls, cliffs, trees and shaded rocks.
Comments: Sporophytes have not been seen in the southeastern Alaska material.
|Microhabitat=Cedar Trunk

