Lichens of CaliforniaA close look at the mute browns and grays of rocks and trees around us is often rewarded by the striking orange and yellow hues of lichens. This convenient guide, the first ever on California lichens, describes the appearance, habitats, and ranges of over 350 species. |
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1-2 mm wide 3000 ft elevation Apothecia common Apothecia lacking areoles ascus atranorin branches broadleaf trees brownish Bryoria C+ red Cladonia closely adnate cm broad Coastal and Montane conifers Cortex and medulla Cortex K+ yellow crustose lichens dark brown Del Norte County diameter disk black disk brown Foothill Woodland Forest and Valley fruticose genera genus Habitats hand lens Humboldt County isidia Klamath Mountains lichens lobe tips loosely adnate lower cortex lower surface black lower surface white margins medulla K+ yellow Melanelia Modoc County Modoc Plateau Montane Forest North Coastal Forest oaks P+ orange pale Parmelia pendulous Physcia Plumas County podetia pseudocyphellae pycnidia rhizines rocks San Diego County Santa Cruz Mountains sea level Sierra Nevada Siskiyou County soralia South Coast Ranges spores squamules Subalpine Forest suberect thalline rim Thallus Thallus crustose Thallus dark Thallus greenish Thallus whitish gray tufted Usnea usnic Valley and Foothill western slopes