The new pyrenocarpous lichen, Verrucaria kootenaica Breuss & Spribille, is described. It is characterized by a thickish, circular thallus with radiating marginal lobes and in having perithecia located in thalline warts. The species is presently known from streambeds in limestone areas of northwestern Montana and southeastern British Columbia.
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1 September 2001
Verrucaria kootenaica, a New Pyrenocarpous Lichen from the Northern Rocky Mountains
Othmar Breuss,
Toby Spribille
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The Bryologist
Vol. 104 • No. 3
Fall 2001
Vol. 104 • No. 3
Fall 2001