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