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substrate
bark
rock (unspecified)
bryophytes
soil
calciferous rock
wood
non-calciferous rock
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
entirely amyloid
with amyloid cap
amyloid and with narrow, axial body convergent towards apex (Bacidia-type)
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
Ascospores
ascospores septation
present
absent
Secondary Metabolites [general]
secondary metabolite presence
absent
present
Photobionts
primary photobiont kind
cyanobacterioid
chlorococcoid
Upper Thallus Surface
upper surface color - overall*
bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
yellowish white
greenish brown
greyish brown
reddish brown
brownish green
greenish grey
whitish grey
black
yellowish brown
brown
green
brownish grey
grey
yellow
James P. Bennett and Clifford M. Wetmore
Species Count: 9
Caliciaceae
Dimelaena oreina
Parmeliaceae
Montanelia tominii
Peltulaceae
Peltula euploca
Pertusariaceae
Pertusaria saximontana
Physciaceae
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Physcia aipolia
Physcia phaea
Physconia detersa
Physconia muscigena