Nephroma bellum (Spreng.) Tuck.
Annotated by Jim Riley, 23 May 2009.

Washington: Pend Oreille County: Colville National Forest, Newport & Sullivan Lake Ranger District. Middle Branch Le Clerc Creek. From Ione, take Hwy 31 5 for about 2 mi to KO Rd 9325. Turn E onto 9325, cross the bridge then turn S and travel about 23 mi to KO3505. Turn N onto 3503 and go about 1 mi to jct of 3503 and 3521. Take the E fork of the road and drive about 4 mi to the jct 3521 and FS 1935. Go N on 1935 and drive about 4 mi to jct of 1935 and 011. Park at the gate and walk E on the road to the edge of Hanlon Unit #62. Elev. 3240 ft.
UTM Zone 11, 482727E, 5386643N; SW 1/4, T36N R44E WM, Sec. 10.
Creekside benches. In the newly dead or dying branches of smaller THPL and ALINs. Very shady. Within 20 or so feet of the creek and sometimes right over it. ¶Aspect: W. Slope: 5%. Substrate: Thuja plicata trunk. ¶Location Notes: very scattered patchy distribution. Follow the unit edge down to the creek. Check along the creek in scroungy looking THPL and ALINs, especially on newly dead lower branches and the bases of the trees.

Amy Cabral 090308AC87, Sep 3, 2008
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