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substrate
calciferous rock
wood
rock (unspecified)
soil
non-calciferous rock
bryophytes
bark
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
amyloid and with narrow, axial body convergent towards apex (Bacidia-type)
with amyloid cap
entirely amyloid
Ascospores
ascospores septation
present
absent
Secondary Metabolites [general]
secondary metabolite presence
present
absent
Photobionts
primary photobiont kind
chlorococcoid
cyanobacterioid
Upper Thallus Surface
upper surface color - overall*
bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
greenish white
yellowish white
greenish brown
whitish grey
reddish brown
brownish green
grey
black
brownish grey
yellowish brown
brown
green
greyish brown
greenish grey
yellow
James P. Bennett and Clifford M. Wetmore
Species Count: 10
Caliciaceae
Dimelaena oreina
Lecanoraceae
Lecanora caesiorubella
Parmeliaceae
Montanelia tominii
Peltulaceae
Peltula euploca
Pertusariaceae
Pertusaria saximontana
Physciaceae
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Physcia aipolia
Physcia phaea
Physconia detersa
Physconia muscigena