Habit; Habitat: Riparian forest and shrubs; Location: Floodplain of St. Mary Creek, Glacier National Park; Substrate: Populus balsamifera; Elevation: 1364 meters; Notes: C. xanthostigmoidea det Wetmore 2004.
Soralia; Habitat: Riparian forest and shrubs; Location: Floodplain of St. Mary Creek, Glacier National Park; Substrate: Populus balsamifera; Elevation: 1364 meters; Notes: C. xanthostigmoidea det Wetmore 2004.
Habit; Habitat: Beach; Location: East side of Marrowstone Island, SE of Port Townsend, on Admiralty Inlet; Substrate: Rock, large boulder; Elevation: 3 meters.
Isidia; Habitat: Beach; Location: East side of Marrowstone Island, SE of Port Townsend, on Admiralty Inlet; Substrate: Rock, large boulder; Elevation: 3 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Mafic outcrops, exposed, by estuary, just above rocky intertidal zone; Location: Defunct lighthouse, base of north jetty by Coquille River mouth, Bullard Beach, just north of Bandon; Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 3 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Mafic outcrops, exposed, by estuary, just above rocky intertidal zone; Location: Defunct lighthouse, base of north jetty by Coquille River mouth, Bullard Beach, just north of Bandon; Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 3 meters.
Lobes; Habitat: Picea sitchensis forest; Location: Forest next to "Lichen Beach" south of Seal Rock; Substrate: Rock, basalt, bird perches; Elevation: 6 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Mafic outcrops, exposed, by estuary, just above rocky intertidal zone; Location: Defunct lighthouse, base of north jetty by Coquille River mouth, Bullard Beach, just north of Bandon; Substrate: Rock, granite; Elevation: 3 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Picea sitchensis forest; Location: Forest next to "Lichen Beach" south of Seal Rock; Substrate: Rock, basalt, bird perches; Elevation: 6 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.
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.
Spores; Habitat: Rocky Artemisia rigida - Poa sandbergii steppe with scattered Juniperous and low basalt cliffs; Location: Near Stinkingwater Pass, on road to Pine Creek, just off US Route 20; Substrate: Grimmia on basalt cliffs; Elevation: 1400 meters; Notes: dupl. det. U. Sochting 2006 as C. tiroliensis.
Apothecia; Habitat: Rocky Artemisia rigida - Poa sandbergii steppe with scattered Juniperous and low basalt cliffs; Location: Near Stinkingwater Pass, on road to Pine Creek, just off US Route 20; Substrate: Grimmia on basalt cliffs; Elevation: 1400 meters; Notes: dupl. det. U. Sochting 2006 as C. tiroliensis.
Apothecia; Habitat: Rocky Artemisia rigida - Poa sandbergii steppe with scattered Juniperous and low basalt cliffs; Location: Near Stinkingwater Pass, on road to Pine Creek, just off US Route 20; Substrate: Grimmia on basalt cliffs; Elevation: 1400 meters; Notes: dupl. det. U. Sochting 2006 as C. tiroliensis.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Rocky Artemisia rigida - Poa sandbergii steppe with scattered Juniperous and low basalt cliffs; Location: Near Stinkingwater Pass, on road to Pine Creek, just off US Route 20; Substrate: Grimmia on basalt cliffs; Elevation: 1400 meters; Notes: dupl. det. U. Sochting 2006 as C. tiroliensis.
Spores; Habitat: Dryas - low birch tundra on flats of valley floor, heavily used by caribou; Location: Plot Q3-L2, SW of Copter Peak, watershed of Kugurorok River, Delong Mountains, Noatak National Preserve; Substrate: Detritus; Elevation: 423 meters.
Exciple; Habitat: Dryas - low birch tundra on flats of valley floor, heavily used by caribou; Location: Plot Q3-L2, SW of Copter Peak, watershed of Kugurorok River, Delong Mountains, Noatak National Preserve; Substrate: Detritus; Elevation: 423 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Dryas - low birch tundra on flats of valley floor, heavily used by caribou; Location: Plot Q3-L2, SW of Copter Peak, watershed of Kugurorok River, Delong Mountains, Noatak National Preserve; Substrate: Detritus; Elevation: 423 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Dryas - low birch tundra on flats of valley floor, heavily used by caribou; Location: Plot Q3-L2, SW of Copter Peak, watershed of Kugurorok River, Delong Mountains, Noatak National Preserve; Substrate: Detritus; Elevation: 423 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Open rocky ridge with adjoining forest of Pseudotsuga and Castanopsis chrysophylla, with patches of old Arctostaphylos columbiana; Location: Horse Rock Ridge ACEC, foothills of Cascade Range; Substrate: Rock, volcanic; Elevation: 760 meters.
ThallusDense; Habitat: Open rocky ridge with adjoining forest of Pseudotsuga and Castanopsis chrysophylla, with patches of old Arctostaphylos columbiana; Location: Horse Rock Ridge ACEC, foothills of Cascade Range; Substrate: Rock, volcanic; Elevation: 760 meters.
Exciple; Habitat: Open rocky ridge with adjoining forest of Pseudotsuga and Castanopsis chrysophylla, with patches of old Arctostaphylos columbiana; Location: Horse Rock Ridge ACEC, foothills of Cascade Range; Substrate: Rock, volcanic; Elevation: 760 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Grassy ridge and slopes of conglomerate, with Pseudotsuga and Acer macrophyllum; Location: Near Bushnell Rocks, 5 km N NW of town of Tenmile, Bushnell-Irwin Rocks RNA, Coast Range; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 550 meters; Notes: C. subsoluta det Wetmore 2003.
Lobes; Habitat: Rocky Quercus garryana savanna, basalt breccia outcrops; Location: Southeast of Bald Hill Lake, 20 km SE of Yelm, Bald Hill; Substrate: Rock, sheltered spot on exposed rock; Elevation: 275 meters.
ThallusSparse; Habitat: Open rocky ridge with adjoining forest of Pseudotsuga and Castanopsis chrysophylla, with patches of old Arctostaphylos columbiana; Location: Horse Rock Ridge ACEC, foothills of Cascade Range; Substrate: Rock, volcanic; Elevation: 760 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Large sandstone outcrops at edge of Umpqua River, by rapids; Location: Just upstream of Yellow Creek Boat Ramp on Umpqua River; Substrate: Rock, vertical face; Elevation: 58 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Large sandstone outcrops at edge of Umpqua River, by rapids; Location: Just upstream of Yellow Creek Boat Ramp on Umpqua River; Substrate: Rock, vertical face; Elevation: 58 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Large sandstone outcrops at edge of Umpqua River, by rapids; Location: Just upstream of Yellow Creek Boat Ramp on Umpqua River; Substrate: Rock, vertical face; Elevation: 58 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Basalt cliffs, partly forested; Location: Just west of Cold Spring Camp, 6 km west of Sisters, east slope of Cascade Range; Substrate: Rock, basalt outcrops; Elevation: 1048 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Wet meadow surrounded by Larix occidentalis forest; Location: Hills east of Hungry Horse Reservoir, 14 km SE of Hungry Horse; Substrate: Bark, Vaccinium; Elevation: 1284 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Wet meadow surrounded by Larix occidentalis forest; Location: Hills east of Hungry Horse Reservoir, 14 km SE of Hungry Horse; Substrate: Bark, Vaccinium; Elevation: 1284 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Saxifraga oppositifolia; Elevation: 2995 meters.
Ascus K; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Saxifraga oppositifolia; Elevation: 2995 meters.
Hymenium; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Saxifraga oppositifolia; Elevation: 2995 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Saxifraga oppositifolia; Elevation: 2995 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Rock, iron-rich HCl-; Elevation: 2995 meters; Notes: C. saxicola s. str. of Gaya (2009). Caloplaca saxicola det. E. Gaya 2011.
Spores; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Rock, iron-rich HCl-; Elevation: 2995 meters; Notes: C. saxicola s. str. of Gaya (2009). Caloplaca saxicola det. E. Gaya 2011.
Asci; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Rock, iron-rich HCl-; Elevation: 2995 meters; Notes: C. saxicola s. str. of Gaya (2009). Caloplaca saxicola det. E. Gaya 2011.
Habit; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Rock, iron-rich HCl-; Elevation: 2995 meters; Notes: C. saxicola s. str. of Gaya (2009). Caloplaca saxicola det. E. Gaya 2011.
Habit; Habitat: Marble outcrops on slope with patchy Pseudotsuga forest; Location: Below Marble Point on trail to Francis Lake, Wallowa Mountains; Substrate: Rock, marble outcrops; Elevation: 1800 meters; Notes: Caloplaca biatorina det. E. Gaya 2011 but spores and thallus color match C. saxicola very well.
Habit; Habitat: Marble outcrops on slope with patchy Pseudotsuga forest; Location: Below Marble Point on trail to Francis Lake, Wallowa Mountains; Substrate: Rock, marble outcrops; Elevation: 1800 meters; Notes: Caloplaca biatorina det. E. Gaya 2011 but spores and thallus color match C. saxicola very well.
Spores; Habitat: Marble outcrops on slope with patchy Pseudotsuga forest; Location: Below Marble Point on trail to Francis Lake, Wallowa Mountains; Substrate: Rock, marble outcrops; Elevation: 1800 meters; Notes: Caloplaca biatorina det. E. Gaya 2011 but spores and thallus color match C. saxicola very well.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Rocky alpine summit with dark igneous rock, metal-rich rock, and marble; Location: Summit of Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness; Substrate: Rock, iron-rich HCl-; Elevation: 2995 meters; Notes: C. saxicola s. str. of Gaya (2009). Caloplaca saxicola det. E. Gaya 2011.
Paraphyses; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Exciple; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Apothecia; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Prothallus; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Driftwood piles on basalt riprap, exposed; Location: Based of North Jetty at mouth of Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park; Substrate: Rock, basalt boulder; Elevation: 4 meters.
Habit; Location: Cliffs on south slope above Goat Creek, T23N R16W S6; Substrate: Rock, calcareous outcrop; Elevation: 1524 meters; Notes: Caloplaca pusilla det. E. Gaya 2011.
Habit; Location: Cliffs on south slope above Goat Creek, T23N R16W S6; Substrate: Rock, calcareous outcrop; Elevation: 1524 meters; Notes: Caloplaca pusilla det. E. Gaya 2011.
Habit; Habitat: Exposed gravelly beach; Location: Pebble beach along Puget Sound, north side of point, Lincoln Park, Seattle; Substrate: Wood, large driftwood log; Elevation: 3 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Exposed gravelly beach; Location: Pebble beach along Puget Sound, north side of point, Lincoln Park, Seattle; Substrate: Wood, large driftwood log; Elevation: 3 meters.
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: Moss over rock; Elevation: 1415 meters.
Habit; 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: Moss over rock; Elevation: 1415 meters.
Exciple; 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: Moss over rock; Elevation: 1415 meters.
Apothecia; 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: Moss over rock; Elevation: 1415 meters.
Field view on old building; Habitat: Open riparian forest with Populus balsamifera, Fraxinus pensylvanica, and Juniperus, on high floodplain; Location: Culbertson Bridge fishing access site on Missouri River; Substrate: Wood, old board; Elevation: 580 meters.
SporesFresh; Habitat: Rock outcrop area; Location: Upper Table Rock, cleft in butte, old andesite lava flow; Substrate: Rock, basalt; Elevation: 614 meters.
Exciple; Habitat: Rock outcrop area; Location: Upper Table Rock, cleft in butte, old andesite lava flow; Substrate: Rock, basalt; Elevation: 614 meters.
Hymenium; Habitat: Rock outcrop area; Location: Upper Table Rock, cleft in butte, old andesite lava flow; Substrate: Rock, basalt; Elevation: 614 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Shoreline granitic boulders with adjacent Picea forest; Location: Verdant Cove, north side at shoreline, Kenai Fjords National Park; Substrate: Rock, splash zone just above high tide line; Elevation: 4 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Shoreline granitic boulders with adjacent Picea forest; Location: Verdant Cove, north side at shoreline, Kenai Fjords National Park; Substrate: Rock, splash zone just above high tide line; Elevation: 4 meters.