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{{Short description|Species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae}}
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| taxon = Hypogymnia bulbosa
| authority = [[Bruce McCune|McCune]] & Li S.Wang (2003)
}}
'''''Hypogymnia bulbosa''''' is a species of [[foliose lichen]] in the family [[Parmeliaceae]]. Found in [[Southern China]], it was [[species description|described]] as a new species by [[Bruce McCune]] and Li-Song Wang in 2003. The [[type (biology)|type]] specimen was collected from the Zi ben Mountain in [[Cao County]] ([[Yunnan]]). There it was found growing on a [[spruce]] stump. It has also been recorded growing on the bark and wood of [[fir]], [[willow]], and ''[[Rhododendron]]''. It is known to grow at elevations ranging between {{convert|2800|–|3800|m|ft}}, generally in [[conifer forest]]s. The lichen is characterized by features such as the rimmed holes on the lower surface of the [[thallus]], the presence of the chemical [[physodalic acid]], and the adundant [[budding]].<ref name="McCune et al. 2003"/>
==References==
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<ref name="McCune et al. 2003">{{cite journal |last1=McCune |first1=Bruce |last2=Martin |first2=Erin P. |last3=Wang |first3=Li-Song |title=Five new species of ''Hypogymnia'' with rimmed holes from the Chinese Himalayas |journal=Bryologist |volume=106 |issue=2 |year=2003 |pages=226–234 |doi=10.1639/0007-2745(2003)106[0226:FNSOHW]2.0.CO;2}}</ref>
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[[Category:Hypogymnia|bulbosa]]
[[Category:Lichen species]]
[[Category:Lichens of China]]
[[Category:Lichens described in 2003]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Bruce McCune]]
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