ALAAC=L36549, other identifier=3252, USFS: US Forest Service=L-1701
Cladonia gracilis subsp. vulnerata Ahti
Cladoniaceae
Irwin M. Brodo (1990-01-01)
Former nature_of_id: legacy.
Chiska Derr
1990-07-13
1990-07-13
United States, Alaska, Dog Island, midway along Dog Cove, muskeg site., Tongass National Forest
54.8183 -131.3278 +-50m. North American Datum 1983
54.8183/-131.3278
12-12 meters (39-39ft)
Growing on west facing rock ledge.; NW facing granite cliff, upper subalpine habitat. Dwarfed Tsuga mertensiana, Vaccinium, Cassiope mertensiana, C. stellaris, Leutkea pectinata, Phyllodoce glanduliflora, Fauria crista-gallia. S face of mountain is subalpine, N face is alpine. Lichen and bryophyte veg differ greatly on N and NE facing rock surfaces from those facing S and W.