U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose, Floor of Paradox Valley 4 miles east of Bedrock
38.314967 -108.817024 +-7959m.
1500 meters (4920ft)
Gypsum knolls
As Lecidea rubriformis s.l. There seem to be no reliable structural or chemical differences separating L. russellii Tuck, from the widely distributed L. rubiformis Wahlb. This collection represents a mounded, pruinose-dealbate ecad of desert soils.; Lichenes Exsiccati Distributed by the University of Colorado Museum, Boulder; William A. Weber, Curator|24