Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.
(Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
GenusLobaria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyLOBARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPELTIGERALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen) :
1: Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
4 Sep 1978 OSGR: SX68 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on roadside tree
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: Thallus - close-upImage 4: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 5: Isidia - enlarged
2: Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
2 Sep 1978 OSGR: SS64 51° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
on Ash
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 3: Thallus - in situImage 4: Thallus - in situ (2)
3: Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
2 Sep 1978 OSGR: SS64 51° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
on Ash
Image 1: Fertile - close-upImage 2: Fertile - close-up (2)Image 3: Apothecia and isidia - enlargedImage 4: Apothecia - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Coppins, A., Coppins, B. & Quelch, P. 2002 Atlantic hazelwoods British Wildlife Vol 14, No 1: 17-26.
Coppins, S. 2006 Lungwort, Lobaria pulmonaria can be locally frequent … Vol 17 (6) Page: 444

Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lobaria pulmonaria (Lungwort, Lungwort Lichen)
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