Apothecial section POL; Habitat: Old Abies - Tsuga mertensiana forest; Location: Council Lake, NW of Mount Adams; Substrate: Shrub Alnus on lakeshore; Elevation: 1290 meters; Notes: Dup. sent to Spribille. Returned with no det.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Old Abies - Tsuga mertensiana forest; Location: Council Lake, NW of Mount Adams; Substrate: Shrub Alnus on lakeshore; Elevation: 1290 meters; Notes: Dup. sent to Spribille. Returned with no det.
Habit; Location: 15 km W of Anaconda, T5N R12W S18; Substrate: Rock, HCl+; Elevation: 2000 meters; Notes: A. oreophila conf. K. Knudsen 2010. Formerly ID'd by me as A. dispersa.
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.
Habit; Habitat: Old Abies - Tsuga mertensiana forest; Location: Council Lake, NW of Mount Adams; Substrate: Shrub Alnus on lakeshore; Elevation: 1290 meters; Notes: Dup. sent to Spribille. Returned with no det.
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: Outcrops and talus of siliceous metal-rich argillite; Location: Steep slope above Clark Fork River, near Lolo National Forest boundary, downstream from St Regis; Substrate: Wood, old log on talus; Elevation: 840 meters; Notes: Spribille & Hafellner 2014 from photos: We don't know what it is but are fairly sure it is not Micarea/Leimonis erratica.
Apothecia; Habitat: Open Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus flexilis and outcrops; Location: 9 km west of Bozeman Pass on I-90, 1 km east of Trail Creek Road exit, north side of Interstate; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 1590 meters.
Habit; Location: Streamlet between Picnic Lakes and Jewel Basin area; Substrate: Rock in streamlet; Elevation: 2012 meters; Notes: Hydropunctaria scabra det. O. Breuss 2012.
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.
Habit; Habitat: Cliffs and talus; Location: Upstream of mouth of Thompson River on Clark Fork River; Substrate: Rock, argillite; Elevation: 748 meters.
Habit; Habitat: Alpine tundra, mostly over mica schist; Location: Bald Hill near Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, 34 km SE of Jasper; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 2200 meters.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Rocky Quercus garryana savanna, basalt breccia outcrops; Location: Southeast of Bald Hill Lake, 20 km SE of Yelm, Bald Hill; Substrate: Rock, exposed; Elevation: 275 meters; Notes: Plate 140 TLC: usnic acid, zeorin, leucotylin, unknown terpenoids.
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.
Spores; Habitat: Open Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus flexilis and outcrops; Location: 9 km west of Bozeman Pass on I-90, 1 km east of Trail Creek Road exit, north side of Interstate; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 1590 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.
Apothecial section IKI; Habitat: Wet alpine tundra; Location: Near lip of Lunch Creek Cirque, transects of study with P. Lesica, Glacier National Park; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 2165 meters.
Apothecial section POL; Habitat: Wet alpine tundra; Location: Near lip of Lunch Creek Cirque, transects of study with P. Lesica, Glacier National Park; Substrate: Rock; Elevation: 2165 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.