Cladonia pocillum (Ach.) Grognot

Oregon: Wallowa County: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest: Eagle Cap Ranger District. Elev. 8022 ft.
45.261256° N, 117.172818° W
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database. Coordinates displaced < 1 mi. for confidentiality.
Collected from a few large PIAL. Letcol is dominant lichen, secondary species are Letvul, Hypims, Nodabb, and Kaemer. Lecidiod and Lecanora spp. have high cover on many brs. Rocks have full complement of western high elevation, dry land lichens: Lecanora and Lecidia atrobrunea., Rhizocarpon, Umbilicaria, Lecanora polytropa, Pseudophebe, etc. No indication of air pollution, the lichens are sun exposed and site is droughty. Slope 28%. Aspect 149°. Abundance code: 3; Not IDd because not epiphyte. Substrate: on soil.

L. Geiser s.n., Aug 12, 2008
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-273439