Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyelnk) Hale
Annotated by M. A. B. Hutten.

Idaho: Blaine County: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve 18 miles SW of Arco, Hwy 20/26 Arco, Idaho USA.¶Little Wood River, Snake River Watershed, Blaine County.¶Location: Sand Kipuka. Appr. 17 km ESE of the town MInidoka. Access though 4WD road and unofficial ATV trail beginning at lava edge 1.8 km west of Sand Kipuka. Elev. 1312 m.
UTM Zone 12N, 314824E, 4733658N
Datum: NAD 83.
Ass. sp.: Arthonia glebosa Tuck. ¶Substrate: Fully exposed xeric lava. ¶Habitat: Sagebrush steppe community dominated kipuka. Vegetation dominated by Artemisia tridentata, with Chrysothamnus and Purshia interspersed with a few Juniperus scopulorum. Souls very sandy, terrestrial crypt flora poorly developed.

M. A. B. Hutten Hutten 6666, May 5, 2006
CRMO, Catalog: 4373