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substrate
soil
wood
non-calciferous rock
bark
calciferous rock
rock (unspecified)
bryophytes
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
entirely amyloid
with amyloid tube
Ascospores
ascospores septation
absent
present
ascospores wall pigmentation*
dark brownish
hyaline
pale brownish
medium brownish
Secondary Metabolites [general]
secondary metabolite presence
absent
present
Upper Thallus Surface
upper surface color - overall*
bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
brownish white
green
greyish brown
orange
whitish grey
brown
red
greenish brown
reddish brown
reddish yellow
black
yellow
brownish grey
brownish green
grey
yellowish red
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