Peltigera canina (L.) Willd.
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Oregon: Grant County: Malheur National Forest: Blue Mountain Ranger District: Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. Elev. 5100 ft.
44.251639° N, 118.85187° W
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database. Coordinates displaced < 1 mi. for confidentiality.
On a S-facing slope uphill from Wall Ck. A cliff ~ 20 ft high right through plot center, perpendicular to the slope. Very different vegetation and stand structure between uphill and downhill portions of the plot. Uphill is scattered Juniperus occidentalis & Cerocarpus ledifolius. Lower half is PSME/PIPO-dominated with higher canopy cover. Canopy cover is 6-25% uphill and 22-50% downhill. Abundance code: 2; Lichens similar in upper and lower halves, dominated by Letharia, BRYFRE, Melanelia. Downhill half had more HYPIMS & had Parmeliopsis & Cetraria. NODABB & KAEMER also present. Substrate: soil duff.

L. Geiser s.n., Jul 18, 2013
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-306716