Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU:Lichens)
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Neuropogon sulphureus (J. König) Hellbom
Parmeliaceae
Hannes Hertel
s.n.
1975-08-03
3 August 1975
H. Ullrich
Norway, W-Spitzbergen, Isfjord area near Longyearbyen, northern crest of Mount Nordenskjold, near the summit at 100 msm where clouds are often standing.
78.645782 16.962346 +-13769m. WGS84
Nordenskjold Glacier, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The error includes the entire area until the next closest city, which was identified as Pyramiden.
100 meters
100 msm
on wind-exposed siliceous rocks
It is remarkable that N. sulphureus in W-Spitzbergen seems to be restricted (although a few exceptions are known) to high altitude exposed localities. Mostly likely the species requires the high humidity of the commonly cloud-shrouded region and thus is lacking in the lower, more arid situations of the inner fjord system.