1916. No. 8. MONOGRAPH OP THE NORWEGIAN PHYSCIACEAE. 



Pycnides must be rare, only a few sterile ones found. 

 Reaction: Cortex and medulla coloured yellow by KOH, uncoloured 

 by CaCl 2 2 . 



Loc. Kristiania: Ekeberg (on Ryenbergene and near a land-mark 

 (Norwegians varde), found by N. G. MOE in 1868). MOE named it Ph. caesia, 

 but he was fully aware of its being a remarkable variety 1 . Dovre: Driv- 

 stuen (ZETTERSTEDT 1870, s. n. Ph. stellaris var. aipolia (Ahb. Upsala), 

 Knutsh (LYNGE). 



On naked, or mossy rocks. 



It is closely related to Ph. caesia, but differs by the colour, the 

 absence of soredia, the crowded, numerous apothecia, and the Placodium- 

 like appearance. It bears some resemblance to Lecanora melanaspis. 



herb, not.: hoist udm. Form, vakker, merkelig*. 



