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substrate
rock (unspecified)
soil
calciferous rock
bark
bryophytes
non-calciferous rock
wood
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
with amyloid cap
amyloid and with narrow, axial body convergent towards apex (Bacidia-type)
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)
yellowish white
greenish brown
brownish grey
reddish brown
greenish grey
black
green
yellowish brown
whitish grey
brown
brownish green
grey
greyish brown
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