[as 'crinita'], Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Soc. Bot. Lyon 21: 175 (1952).

Basionym: Parmelia crinita Ach., Syn. Meth. Lich. (Lund): 196 (1814).

Thallus: foliose. Isidia present. (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 169).

Photobiont: Trebouxioid green alga.

Chemistry: Stictic acid, atranorin, pilosellic acid, salazinic acid (Culberson 1979: xxx). - Norstictic acid (high), hypostictic acid (high), menegazziaic acid (high), atranorin (low), connorstictic acid (low), cryptostictic acid (low), usnic acid (low), fumarprotocetraric acid (low), physodalic acid (low), stictic acid (trace) (Coassini-Lokar et al. 1987: 129 from Italy). [Pilosellic acid was identified as stictic acid by Huneck et al. (1973).

Note: (Ach.) M. Choisy are mentioned as authorities by Coassini-Lokar et al. (1987: 129), Wirth et al. (2011) and Kirk (3.4.2011). (Osbeck) Hale are mentioned by Otte (2005: CD).