Nipponoparmelia perplicata

Nipponoparmelia perplicata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was formally described in 2014 from specimens collected on mountain forests in South Korea. The lichen is characterised by its distinctive short, narrow lobes with downturned margins that give a helmet-shaped appearance, and by its lack of vegetative propagules such as soredia or isidia. It grows on the bark of deciduous and evergreen trees in cool montane forests, typically at elevations between 700 and 1,700 metres. The species is known from South Korea and Russia (including Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands), where it inhabits well-forested upland areas....read more on Wikipedia.