Exciple POL; Habitat: Bottomlands with Picea - Abies - Larix forest; Location: North of Whitefish lake, near Brush Creek, Stillwater State Forest; Substrate: Bark, Acer glabrum trunk; Elevation: 922 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Bottomlands with Picea - Abies - Larix forest; Location: North of Whitefish lake, near Brush Creek, Stillwater State Forest; Substrate: Bark, Acer glabrum trunk; Elevation: 922 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Bottomlands with Picea - Abies - Larix forest; Location: North of Whitefish lake, near Brush Creek, Stillwater State Forest; Substrate: Bark, Acer glabrum trunk; Elevation: 922 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Limestone outcrops in grasslands; Location: Along I-90 frontage road, near bridge over Gallatin River, near Logan, 10 km E of Three Forks; Substrate: Soil; Elevation: 1250 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Limestone outcrops in grasslands; Location: Along I-90 frontage road, near bridge over Gallatin River, near Logan, 10 km E of Three Forks; Substrate: Soil; Elevation: 1250 meters.
ApoContorted; Habitat: Artemisia tridentata steppe, with calcareous sandstone outcrops and silty soil; Location: Just north of I-80, 31 km W of Wamsutter; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone; Elevation: 2104 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Artemisia tridentata steppe, with calcareous sandstone outcrops and silty soil; Location: Just north of I-80, 31 km W of Wamsutter; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone; Elevation: 2104 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Artemisia tridentata steppe, with calcareous sandstone outcrops and silty soil; Location: Just north of I-80, 31 km W of Wamsutter; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone; Elevation: 2104 meters.
Hymenium; Habitat: Rocky alpine tundra and sparse conifer krummholz, noncalcareous sedimentary rock; Location: Summit of Haystack Mountain, NE of Slate Peak, North Cascades; Substrate: Candelariella on rock; Elevation: 2226 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Rocky alpine tundra and sparse conifer krummholz, noncalcareous sedimentary rock; Location: Summit of Haystack Mountain, NE of Slate Peak, North Cascades; Substrate: Candelariella on rock; Elevation: 2226 meters.
Ascus; Habitat: Riparian cottonwood forest, with Populus deltoides; Location: Missouri River crossing of U.S. Highway 191 at James Kipp State Park; Substrate: Bark, Populus deltoides; Elevation: 731 meters.
Thallus section; Habitat: Picea stream bottom; Location: Near road crossing over East Fork Rock Creek, Big Snowy Mountains, south of Lewistown; Substrate: Rock, limestone boulder in forest; Elevation: 1677 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Picea stream bottom; Location: Near road crossing over East Fork Rock Creek, Big Snowy Mountains, south of Lewistown; Substrate: Rock, limestone boulder in forest; Elevation: 1677 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Old Tsuga mertensiana-Abies forest; Location: Rainy Pass toward Cutthroat Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades, Okanogan National Forest; Substrate: Bark, fallen conifer log; Elevation: 1650 meters; Notes: Spribille ID of Printzen species as Lecidea cf. rufotheca (unpubl.). Later named M. rufofusca.
Exciple; Habitat: Old Tsuga mertensiana-Abies forest; Location: Rainy Pass toward Cutthroat Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades, Okanogan National Forest; Substrate: Bark, fallen conifer log; Elevation: 1650 meters; Notes: Spribille ID of Printzen species as Lecidea cf. rufotheca (unpubl.). Later named M. rufofusca.
Apothecial section POL; Habitat: Granite boulders in broken forest of Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, and Abies lasiocarpa; Location: Above campground at end of road, valley bottom of Canyon Creek, Pioneer Mountains; Substrate: Rock, granite boulders; Elevation: 2180 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Granite boulders in broken forest of Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, and Abies lasiocarpa; Location: Above campground at end of road, valley bottom of Canyon Creek, Pioneer Mountains; Substrate: Rock, granite boulders; Elevation: 2180 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Granite boulders in broken forest of Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, and Abies lasiocarpa; Location: Above campground at end of road, valley bottom of Canyon Creek, Pioneer Mountains; Substrate: Rock, granite boulders; Elevation: 2180 meters.
ThallusVariegations; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Open Pinus ponderosa - Juniperus woodland; Location: Above rest area 12 km S of Glendo on I-25; Substrate: Bunchgrass stubble; Elevation: 1460 meters; Notes: Det. M. Westberg 2006.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Steep, rocky, north slope with granitic rock, mature Pseudotsuga forest and continuous forest floor mosses; Location: Galena Gulch Recreation Area (BLM); Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 1550 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Steep, rocky, north slope with granitic rock, mature Pseudotsuga forest and continuous forest floor mosses; Location: Galena Gulch Recreation Area (BLM); Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 1550 meters.
Hymenium; Habitat: Treeless bench with resistant volcanic spires; Location: Devils Garden on northeast side of Mount Adams; Substrate: Rock, rhyolite outcrop; Elevation: 2375 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Limestone cliffs and talus surrounded by Pseudotsuga forest; Location: Just upstream from constriction in valley and bridge over creek, Rock Creek, Big Snowy Mountains; Substrate: Soil and moss over HCl+ rock; Elevation: 1585 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Artemisia tridentata steppe, with calcareous sandstone outcrops and silty soil; Location: Just north of I-80, 31 km W of Wamsutter; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone; Elevation: 2104 meters.
Areoles; Habitat: Artemisia tridentata steppe, with calcareous sandstone outcrops and silty soil; Location: Just north of I-80, 31 km W of Wamsutter; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone; Elevation: 2104 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Old Tsuga mertensiana-Abies forest; Location: Rainy Pass toward Cutthroat Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades, Okanogan National Forest; Substrate: Bark, fallen conifer log; Elevation: 1650 meters; Notes: Spribille ID of Printzen species as Lecidea cf. rufotheca (unpubl.). Later named M. rufofusca.
Apothecia; Habitat: Old Tsuga mertensiana-Abies forest; Location: Rainy Pass toward Cutthroat Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades, Okanogan National Forest; Substrate: Bark, fallen conifer log; Elevation: 1650 meters; Notes: Spribille ID of Printzen species as Lecidea cf. rufotheca (unpubl.). Later named M. rufofusca.
Hymenium; Habitat: Old Tsuga mertensiana-Abies forest; Location: Rainy Pass toward Cutthroat Pass, Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades, Okanogan National Forest; Substrate: Bark, fallen conifer log; Elevation: 1650 meters; Notes: Spribille ID of Printzen species as Lecidea cf. rufotheca (unpubl.). Later named M. rufofusca.
Apothecial section POL; Habitat: Creek through forest; Location: In inlet stream at upper end of Swartz Lake, Mission Mountains; Substrate: Rock in creek; Elevation: 1204 meters.
Apothecia, young; Habitat: Creek through forest; Location: In inlet stream at upper end of Swartz Lake, Mission Mountains; Substrate: Rock in creek; Elevation: 1204 meters.
Thallus section; Habitat: Andropogon - Agropyron - Koeleria grassland with sparse Artemisia and calcareous sandstone outcrops; Location: Road to McGwire Creek Recreation Site, C. M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, near Montana Hwy 24; Substrate: Rock, calcareous sandstone outcrop; Elevation: 780 meters; Notes: A. stapfiana det. Knudsen 2008.
Habit; Habitat: Rocky alpine tundra and sparse conifer krummholz, noncalcareous sedimentary rock; Location: Summit of Haystack Mountain, NE of Slate Peak, North Cascades; Substrate: Soil in rock crevice; Elevation: 2226 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Treeless bench with resistant volcanic spires; Location: Devils Garden on northeast side of Mount Adams; Substrate: Rock, rhyolite outcrop; Elevation: 2375 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Steep, rocky, north slope with granitic rock, mature Pseudotsuga forest and continuous forest floor mosses; Location: Galena Gulch Recreation Area (BLM); Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 1550 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Steep, rocky, north slope with granitic rock, mature Pseudotsuga forest and continuous forest floor mosses; Location: Galena Gulch Recreation Area (BLM); Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 1550 meters.
Exciple; Habitat: Limestone outcrops in grasslands; Location: Along I-90 frontage road, near bridge over Gallatin River, near Logan, 10 km E of Three Forks; Substrate: Soil; Elevation: 1250 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Rock outcrops along trail; Location: North shore of Lake McDonald, Mission Range; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 1160 meters; Notes: det. M. Westberg 2006.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Treeless bench with resistant volcanic spires; Location: Devils Garden on northeast side of Mount Adams; Substrate: Rock, volcanic; Elevation: 2375 meters.
Lobes; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Habit; Location: 8 mi ESE of Valley City; Substrate: Bark, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, dead; Elevation: 400 meters; Notes: dupl. cited in Bryol. 110:373 (2007). 8 mi ESE of Valley City; Collected by: Tom Trana.
Habit; Location: 8 mi ESE of Valley City; Substrate: Bark, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, dead; Elevation: 400 meters; Notes: dupl. cited in Bryol. 110:373 (2007). 8 mi ESE of Valley City; Collected by: Tom Trana.
Exciple; Habitat: Creek through forest; Location: In inlet stream at upper end of Swartz Lake, Mission Mountains; Substrate: Rock in creek; Elevation: 1204 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Limestone cliffs and talus surrounded by Pseudotsuga forest; Location: Just upstream from constriction in valley and bridge over creek, Rock Creek, Big Snowy Mountains; Substrate: Soil and moss over HCl+ rock; Elevation: 1585 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Picea streambottom; Location: Near road crossing over East Fork Rock Creek, Big Snowy Mountains, south of Lewistown; Substrate: Bark, Pseudotsuga trunk; Elevation: 1677 meters; Notes: Pycnora leucocca det Tonsberg 2007.
Spores; Habitat: Open lava flow with widely scattered conifers; Location: Muddy Creek Lava Flow, north side of Mt. Adams, north of Muddy Fork Cispus River; Substrate: Branch, dead Abies; Elevation: 1415 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Open area with ephemeral ponds and andesitic rock; Location: Top of Upper Table Rock; Substrate: Rock, andesite; Elevation: 560 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Large calcareous conglomerate outcrops, exposed, along road; Location: Above frontage road, east side of bridge over Missouri River at Craig; Substrate: Rock, calcareous conglomerate outcrops; Elevation: 1055 meters.