Nephroma bellum (Spreng.) Tuck.

Washington: Snohomish County: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Skykomish Ranger District, Beckler Thin Unit 55A. From Hwy 2, drive N on Rd 65 1.8 mi to the N end of Unit 55A. Walk W from flag along the N boundary of the unit approx 775' to site. Site marked by one set of 2 flags labeled "NEBE-DS-1". Nearby is an old square post w/ rusted metal sign on it. Flag on rd is orange and white striped and indicates site is 333' from rd at 270 deg. Distance on flagging is wrong! Site is in or just outside pointed NW corner of unit. Elev. 1040 ft.
625264E, 5288412N; T26N R11E S24 NW 1/4 of NE 1/4
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 805 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL. Invalid coordinates (located outside county bounds).
Floodplain close to Beckler River with PSME trees to 18" dbh, some young TSHE, and ACCI nearby in shrub layer. Ground cover mostly duff with mosses; a few forbs. PSME in this area appear sick - their canopies are very sparse. Associated species: POMU, TSHE, PSME, LAMU, LIBOL, GATR3, RUUR, TITRU, COCA13, PTAQ, ACCI, OPHO, ACMA, TROV2, VAPA, VISE3, BLSP, ISSTA, HOFU70, Rhamnus purshiana, Hylocomium splendens, Eurhynchium oreganum, Oemlaria cerasiformis. Aspect: 300°. Slope: 5%. NEBE60 growing among other Nephroma spp. on branches from PSME canopy and on low branches of young TSHE. Tsuga heterophylla branch twigs.

Daphne Stone 7791.1, Aug 10, 2009
WTU, Barcode: WTU-L-024896