Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Hypotrachyna |
Species: | H. kauffmaniana
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Binomial name | |
Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana Lendemer & J.L. Allen (2020)
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Hypotrachyna kauffmaniana is a species of blue-gray to gray foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1][2] This species can only be located in eastern North America along the Appalachian Mountains, commonly found in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.[1] The habitat of H. kauffmaniana is typically mid-elevation forests on both hardwood and conifer tree branches/trunks within the southern Appalachians.[1] On rare occassions, this species can be found growing on non-calcareous rocks.[1] H. kauffmaniana gathered its name in honor of Gary Kauffman, a botanist for the National Forest Service.[1] H. kauffmaniana can be commonly confused alongside Hypotrachyna showmanii, but is distinguishable due to the former producing different levels of gyrophoric acid (specifically 3-methoxy-2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid and 2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid) as well as possessing slightly different morphological properties.[1]