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Lobariella sandwicensis is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Hawaii, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Robert Lücking Bibiana Moncada and Clifford Smith. The type specimen was collected from the western slopes of Mount Waialeale in Kōkeʻe State Park (Kauai) at an elevation between 1,250 and 1,350 m (4,100 and 4,430 ft). It is the most common species of Lobariella in Hawaii, and has been recorded from mesic habitats in mountainous forests on the islands of Kauai, Maui, and Oahu, but not from Hawaii. The specific epithet refers

Lobariella robusta is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Hawaii, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Robert Lücking Bibiana Moncada and Clifford Smith. The type specimen was collected by Smith from the Keck Observation Headquarters (Waimea) at an elevation of 822 m (2,697 ft). Here, in a mesic habitat with open-landscaped parkland, the lichen grows on tree trunks. Its thalli, closely attached to their substrate, are up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter with a smooth, light green upper surface colour that becomes pale green-grey to

Lobariella flynniana is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Hawaii, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Robert Lücking Bibiana Moncada and Clifford Smith. The type specimen was collected from the western slopes of Mount Waialeale in Kōkeʻe State Park (Kauai) at an elevation of 1,250–1,350 m (4,100–4,430 ft). It is known to occur only at the type locality, a montane, mesic forest, where it grows on tree branches. The lichen thallus has numerous extensively branches lobules that give it a somewhat fruticose (bushy) appearance; this

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