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substrate
soil
bryophytes
wood
non-calciferous rock
bark
calciferous rock
rock (unspecified)
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
entirely amyloid
with amyloid tube
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
Ascospores
ascospores septation
present
absent
ascospores wall pigmentation*
hyaline
pale brownish
medium brownish
dark brownish
Secondary Metabolites [general]
secondary metabolite presence
present
absent
Upper Thallus Surface
upper surface color - overall*
bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
brownish white
orange
grey
whitish grey
red
greenish brown
greyish brown
reddish brown
brown
reddish yellow
black
yellow
brownish green
yellowish red
brownish grey
green
blackish brown
Lower Thallus Surface & Attachment
lower surface color - overall*
brownish black
grey
black
white
brown
lower surface structures - presence/absence*
absent
present
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Colorado)
James P. Bennett and Clifford M. Wetmore
Species Count: 11
Parmeliaceae
Melanohalea elegantula
Melanohalea subolivacea
Physciaceae
Phaeophyscia ciliata
Phaeophyscia sciastra
Physcia aipolia
Physcia caesia
Physcia stellaris
Physconia muscigena
Psoraceae
Psora globifera
Psora nipponica
Teloschistaceae
Caloplaca durietzii