Parmelia sulymae

Parmelia sulymae is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in humid forests of north-western North America. It was described in 2017 on the basis of morphology and DNA data that set it apart from lookalikes in the Parmelia saxatilis group, especially P. hygrophila. In practice, it is recognised by its narrow lobes, its tendency to produce compact granular propagules along the lobe margins, and its fine, often forking root‑like holdfasts on the lower surface. The species was named after Randy Sulyma, a British Columbia biologist, through a conservation auction where his family purchased the naming rights to help protect parkland. Like its close relatives, it reproduces mainly by shedding tiny packages of fungus and algae rather than producing spores, making it well-suited to the consistently moist conditions of old-growth forests. ...read more on Wikipedia.