Alectoria vancouverensis (Gyelnik) Gyelnik ex Brodo & D. Hawksw.
Annotated by J. Riley, 4 Jan 1998.

Washington: Skamania County: Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Elev. 1657 ft.
46.145049° N, 121.969756° W
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database. Coordinates displaced < 1 mi. for confidentiality.
This plot consists of ~85 year PSME dominant and THPL and TSHE understory. The ground layer is covered with HYSP with thick BENE. Some ACCI and CONU along with some herbs like COCA, PTAQ, POMU and CHUM. The site was a wet area. The NE side of the plot borders a drainage - here we found cyanolichens like Pseudocyphellaria, Nephroma, Sticta and Lobarias. The flatter part of the plot had mostly Hypogymnias, Platismatias and Cetrarias. Overall the site was diverse and healthy. Moderate downed wood. Soil has a thick organic layer under moss mats. Slope 60%. Aspect 230°. Abundance code: 4-3. Spot Tests: C+R.

J. Evans s.n., Jul 3, 1997
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-252600a, Filed under Alectoria sarmentosa (OSC-M-252600)