Nephroma parile (Ach.) Ach.
Annotated by J. Riley, 23 Dec 2003.

Washington: Chelan County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest: Chelan Ranger District: Lake Chelan, Refrigerator Harbor; plot is approx. 0.25 mi along Domke Lake Tr., between trail and creek near switchback. Elev. 1270 ft.
48.1975° N, 120.5919° W; T31N R18E S10 SE
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database.
Plot is on a steep slope, lower half of plot has many hardwood shrubs and humidity wafting up from Domke Creek below. Upper half is steeper and more exposed. Forest is <100 yrs old and mainly PSME. Dominant lichens are Hypims and Essidia, Tuckermannopsis and Brycap also abundant. Letharia was sparse and small, perhaps due to young age of forest or high canopy cover. Lichen diversity increased due to hardwood shrubs. Nitrophilous Xanpol, Phyaip, Physconia, Nephroma found only on hardwoods. Slope 32%. Aspect 346°. Abundance code: 3. TLC Plate 509: T2 (15α-acetoxyhopan-22-ol; dolichorrhizin), T3 (hopane-6α,22-diol; zeorin), and T5 (hopane-15α,22-diol). (C. Whittaker, D. Stone, B. McCune, 2021) Substrate: Granite boulder.

L. Geiser s.n., Jul 2, 2003
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-297345