Bryoria pseudofuscescens (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw.
Annotated by D. Glavich, 1 Nov 2013.

Oregon: Garfield County: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest: North Fork John Day Wilderness. Elev. 6900 ft.
44.917221° N, 118.24981° W
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database. Coordinates displaced < 1 mi. for confidentiality.
This is a moist site with meadow species: Rudbeckia, Polemonium, Arenaria, Trifolium, Aster, Achillea and Picea englemannii, Pinus contorta and Abies lasiocarpa. PICO is the largest remnant, then Picea. Fire came through ~ 20 years ago according to CVS card, but many regenerating PICO are only 10 years old. Soils are sandy granitic. The creek bounds the SE plot. It is currently hot and exposed from overstory mortality. The upslope part of the plot is more upland with Vaccinium scoparium cover high, forbs less cover than the rest of the plot. Abundance code: 4.3; Lichen cover is exceedingly low. There is a patch of unburnt trees WSW of plot center where most lichens are found on only ~ 6 trees. BRYPSE is probably the most abundant lichen though much of the Bryoria and Nodobryoria are sun-exposed and hard to differ. Spot Tests: K+Y>R.

A. Hardman s.n., Jul 15, 2013
With P. Matos
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-307093