Hypogymnia canadensis Goward & McCune
Annotated by D. Glavich, 1 Dec 2013.

Washington: Klickitat County: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: Columbia River Gorge Area, State land. From Snowden Rd drive McGowan , then turn L on Tuthill?. Plot is up from the burmed spur road. Elev. 1517 ft.
45.74832° N, 121.313° W; T3N R12E S16
Coordinate Source: USFS plot database.
Two slightly different habitats: West? half is on a slight convex ridge with QUGA dominant, lacking conifers, Carex in the understory. Moving E there is a linear opening before trees come in again. Tree cover on the Easternmost side includes QUGA (a few ~27" dbh) but also PIPO and a few PSME. Grass and forbs are dense throughout. Terrestrial cryptogams occur in many of the interstices and are listed on the form. Slope 15%. Aspect 176°. Abundance code: 2; lober interiors pale brown. Spot Tests: medulla: P-, K+ brown, KC+R.

L. Geiser s.n., Jun 5, 2013
With P. Matos
OSC, Barcode: OSC-M-304564