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Tube Lichens (Genus Hypogymnia)

Date

September 6, 2023 09:38 AM PDT
Tube Lichens - Photo (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
j-dar's ID: Tube Lichens (Genus Hypogymnia)
Added on September 29, 2023
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White Pleated Lichen (Diploicia canescens)

Observer

istjinlbc

Date

September 27, 2023 08:33 AM PDT

Description

On Rhus species (lemonade berry or sugar bush)

White Pleated Lichen - Photo (c) Heikel B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Heikel B.
j-dar's ID: White Pleated Lichen (Diploicia canescens)
Added on September 29, 2023
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What

Life

Observer

hsimons26

Date

September 28, 2023 02:48 PM PDT
Mosses - Photo (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jason M Crockwell
j-dar's ID: Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)
Added on September 29, 2023
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Tube Lichens (Genus Hypogymnia)

Observer

brooksparkerhsu

Date

September 28, 2023 04:45 PM PDT
Tube Lichens - Photo (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
j-dar's ID: Tube Lichens (Genus Hypogymnia)
Added on September 29, 2023
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Waxy Firedot Lichen (Polycauliona bolacina)

Date

September 27, 2023 01:49 PM PDT
Waxy Firedot Lichen - Photo (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
j-dar's ID: Waxy Firedot Lichen (Polycauliona bolacina)
Added on September 29, 2023
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Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)

Observer

bob-dodge

Date

September 25, 2023 08:20 AM PDT
Common Greenshield Lichen - Photo (c) Pete and Noe Woods, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pete and Noe Woods
j-dar's ID: Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)
Added on September 28, 2023
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Bushy Lichens (Genus Ramalina)

Observer

machurchill

Date

September 27, 2023 11:12 AM PDT
Bushy Lichens - Photo (c) Linda Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Linda Phillips
j-dar's ID: Bushy Lichens (Genus Ramalina)
Added on September 28, 2023
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)

Observer

landonk316

Date

September 27, 2023 12:10 PM PDT
Sunburst Lichens, Firedots, and Allies - Photo (c) Edgley Cesar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
j-dar's ID: Sunburst Lichens, Firedots, and Allies (Family Teloschistaceae)
Added on September 28, 2023
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Map Lichens (Genus Rhizocarpon)

Observer

kschnei

Date

September 23, 2023 09:38 AM PDT

Description

Bright green-yellow crust growing on boulder, tentative ID, collected a portion.

Tags

Map Lichens - Photo (c) Tig, all rights reserved
j-dar's ID: Map Lichens (Genus Rhizocarpon)
Added on September 24, 2023
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Seaside Button Lichen (Buellia halonia)

Observer

skullroy

Date

September 23, 2023 05:40 PM PDT
Seaside Button Lichen - Photo (c) cizauskas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
j-dar's ID: Seaside Button Lichen (Buellia halonia)
Added on September 24, 2023
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Observer

skullroy

Date

September 23, 2023 05:37 PM PDT
Lecidella asema - Photo (c) Andrew Simon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrew Simon
j-dar's ID: Lecidella asema, a member of Disc Lichens (Genus Lecidella)
Added on September 24, 2023
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Cobblestone Lichens (Genus Acarospora)

Observer

thesafarihiker

Date

September 22, 2023 03:02 PM PDT

Description

location approximate

Cobblestone Lichens - Photo (c) José María Escolano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
j-dar's ID: Cobblestone Lichens (Genus Acarospora)
Added on September 24, 2023
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Observer

skullroy

Date

September 23, 2023 05:38 PM PDT
Protoparmeliopsis pinguis - Photo (c) JJ Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by JJ Johnson
j-dar's ID: Protoparmeliopsis pinguis, a member of Rim Lichens, Disc Lichens, and Allies (Family Lecanoraceae)
Added on September 24, 2023
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What

Life

Observer

karenbstevenson

Date

September 20, 2023 01:07 PM PDT
Life - Photo (c) Paul Sorensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Sorensen
j-dar's ID: Life
Added on September 23, 2023
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Mountain Lichen (Dimelaena radiata)

Observer

dominik28050

Date

September 20, 2023 01:39 PM PDT
Mountain Lichen - Photo (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory
j-dar's ID: Mountain Lichen (Dimelaena radiata)
Added on September 23, 2023
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What

Life

Observer

elly91002

Date

September 20, 2023 04:41 PM PDT
Life - Photo (c) Paul Sorensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Sorensen
j-dar's ID: Life
Added on September 23, 2023
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Observer

kate33

Date

May 11, 2023 03:46 PM PDT
Protoparmeliopsis - Photo (c) Rand Workman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Rand Workman
j-dar's ID: Genus Protoparmeliopsis, a member of Rim Lichens, Disc Lichens, and Allies (Family Lecanoraceae)
Added on September 23, 2023
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Observer

lgerstein78

Date

September 21, 2023 04:49 PM PDT

Description

Fence post

Pseudothelomma occidentale - Photo (c) JJ Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by JJ Johnson
j-dar's ID: Pseudothelomma occidentale, a member of Button and Allied Lichens (Family Caliciaceae)
Added on September 23, 2023
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What

Elegant Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia leucomelos)

Observer

lgerstein78

Date

September 18, 2023 11:45 AM PDT

Description

On a tree

Elegant Fringe Lichen - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Peter de Lange
j-dar's ID: Elegant Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia leucomelos)
Added on September 20, 2023
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Observer

lgerstein78

Date

September 18, 2023 12:02 PM PDT
Pyrrhospora quernea - Photo (c) bjoerns, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by bjoerns
j-dar's ID: Pyrrhospora quernea, a member of Rim Lichens, Disc Lichens, and Allies (Family Lecanoraceae)
Added on September 20, 2023
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Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)

Observer

lorri-gong

Date

September 16, 2023 12:30 PM PDT
Sunken Disk Lichens - Photo (c) Tomás Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tomás Curtis
j-dar's ID: Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)
Added on September 18, 2023
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Rock Nipple Lichen (Thelomma mammosum)

Observer

lorri-gong

Date

September 16, 2023 12:44 PM PDT
Rock Nipple Lichen - Photo (c) Cat Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cat Chang
j-dar's ID: Rock Nipple Lichen (Thelomma mammosum)
Added on September 17, 2023
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Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)

Observer

lorri-gong

Date

September 16, 2023 01:05 PM PDT
Sunken Disk Lichens - Photo (c) Tomás Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tomás Curtis
j-dar's ID: Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)
Added on September 17, 2023
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)

Observer

ouzel

Date

September 16, 2023 11:12 PM PDT
Candleflame Lichens - Photo (c) Amadej Trnkoczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
j-dar's ID: Candleflame Lichens (Genus Candelaria)
Added on September 17, 2023
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Waxy Firedot Lichen (Polycauliona bolacina)

Observer

paigecatherine

Date

September 9, 2023 02:24 PM PDT
Waxy Firedot Lichen - Photo (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
j-dar's ID: Waxy Firedot Lichen (Polycauliona bolacina)
Added on September 14, 2023
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Observer

afigaro

Date

September 11, 2023 03:49 PM PDT

Description

On N-facing metal hardware, 3rd floor balcony railing

Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen - Photo (c) Alexis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis
j-dar's ID: Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen (Polycauliona polycarpa)
Added on September 14, 2023
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Fragrant-snow Bushmallow (Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus)

Observer

annie_meeder

Date

April 19, 2020 04:15 PM PDT
Fragrant-snow Bushmallow - Photo (c) Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Keir Morse
j-dar's ID: Fragrant-snow Bushmallow (Malacothamnus jonesii var. niveus)
Added on September 8, 2023
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Tile Lichens (Genus Lecidea)

Observer

kschnei

Date

August 14, 2023 09:08 AM PDT

Description

Found on boulder, collected a portion. Squamulose thallus, about 1-1.5 mm squamules, with rare black apothecia about 1 mm in diameter. The apothecia appear to be lecideine and have a bluish-black epithecium and hymenium with eight, small, simple hyaline spores per ascus measuring about 8x3 microns. K negative. Looks grossly like Psora, but K reaction and hymenium/epithecium color seem odd for that genus? This is very likely the same species as this one collected nearby on the same date:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178471241

Tags

Tile Lichens - Photo (c) Carl-Adam Wegenschimmel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carl-Adam Wegenschimmel
j-dar's ID: Tile Lichens (Genus Lecidea)
Added on September 7, 2023
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Goldspeck Lichens (Genus Candelariella)

Observer

kschnei

Date

August 14, 2023 08:54 AM PDT

Description

Yellow crust growing on boulder, lecanorine apothecia measuring up to about 0.8 mm in diameter, hymenium about 120-150 microns thick. Spores hyaline, aseptate, elliptical, about 15-18 x 5 microns. Number of spores per ascus appeared to be variable and ranged from 2 to 8 or 16. Apothecial cross section completely K negative under compound scope.

Tags

Goldspeck Lichens - Photo (c) klips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
j-dar's ID: Goldspeck Lichens (Genus Candelariella)
Added on September 6, 2023
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Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)

Observer

kschnei

Date

August 14, 2023 09:08 AM PDT

Description

On rock, a conspicuous black prothallus , collected a portion. Possibly a mixed collection? Majority of thallus areolate, 1-mm dark areoles with extensive pruina (?) esp. along cracks and edges, as well as thicker white areoles. Occasional lecanorine black apothecia with white rims, 0.5-1.0 mm. Sections through both thalli show a thin upper cortex and thick photobiont layer, cortex of dark thallus was K negative. Apothecia cross-sections show a bluish epihymenium (dissolved in C), hyaline hymenium about 200 microns thick, with large, oval, simple spores measuring 22-27 x 15 microns, 4-8 per ascus, C negative. Paraphyses tips appear moniliform.

Tags

Sunken Disk Lichens - Photo (c) Tomás Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tomás Curtis
j-dar's ID: Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia)
Added on September 6, 2023
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