Phytologia 53, 6: 445 - 446.

Basionym: Parmelia pustulifera Hale, Brittonia 24: 23 (1972).

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

Protolog: Data lacking.

Protolog type data: Data lacking.

Type locality: USA, Georgia, Rockdale Co. Mt. Arabia, on conifers, 300 m, April 1964, M. E. Hale 30865 (US - holotype, TNS, UPS isotypes).

Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.

Molecular barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: foliose, 4 - 7 cm across, grey, lobes elongate, narrow, lower side black, rhizines dichotomously branched.

Chemistry: Atranorin (Skorepa 1983: 445).
Ecology: On trees and rarely on rocks.

Molecular data: Genbank

Distribution: Endemic to the southeastern United States (Skorepa 1983: 445). Database