Bryoria fuscescens  (Gyeln.) Brodo & D. Hawkw. var. fuscescens

    Thallus shrubby, length 5-30 cm, in general pendent or prostrate ; branches circular in section 0.3-0.6 mm diam., (terete), becoming compressed towards base and axils; branching irregularly dichotomous, surface matt, pale to dark brown, soralia whitish, white-green, tuberculate, 0,5-0,75 mm  diam., abundant to scarce on old small branches. Apothecia very rare; disc 1-1.5 mm diam., brown to dark brown. Photobiont: Trebouxioide. Thallus Pd± red; soralia Pd+ red. Rare in our area of prospection, mountainous trends; on acid-barked trees and siliceous rocks.*