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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acid Apothecia Apothecia common Apothecia lacking ascus atranorin attached base becoming branches broadleaf trees brown brownish California characters Cladonia closely adnate cm broad Coastal and Montane collected color colorless common conifers conspicuous Cortex and medulla Cortex K+ County County northward crowded dark brown developed diameter disk flattened foliose Foothill Woodland fruticose ft elevation genera genus green greenish grows Habitats Hale hand lens includes isidia keys lacking less lichens light lobes loosely adnate lower surface lower surface black margins medulla K mm wide Modoc Montane Forest North Coastal Forest oaks occur orange pale Physcia podetia pores present pseudocyphellae rare rhizines rocks round sea level shiny short Sierra Nevada simple slopes smooth soil soralia soredia South Coast Ranges sparsely species spores squamules substances Thallus tufted turning upper usnic usually Valley and Foothill western whitish gray wide Widespread wrinkled yellowish
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lichens of California California natural history guides Volume 54 of History of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century |
| Authors | Mason E Hale, Mason E. Hale, Mariette Cole |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0520057120, 9780520057128 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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