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General
  substrate
   lichens
   calciferous rock
   non-calciferous rock
Thallus Growth Morphology
  crustose growth forms
   continuous
   rimose
   areolate (flattened areoles)
Ascomata
  ascomata emergence*
   immersed
   semi-immersed
   sessile
   substipitate
Asci
  tholus amyloidity pattern*
   amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
   with amyloid cap
Upper Thallus Surface
  upper surface color - overall*
   bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
   grayish white
   greyish blue
   black
   yellowish brown
   brown
   bluish grey
   whitish grey
   blue
   greenish brown
   reddish brown
   grey
Lower Thallus Surface & Attachment
  lower surface structures - presence/absence*
   present
   absent

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

James P. Bennett and Clifford M. Wetmore
Species Count: 2

Lecideaceae

Parmeliaceae