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Xanthoria sorediata (Vain.) Poelt

4 photos.
A foliose lichen bordering on the crustose known as the "sugared sunburst lichen". It is
usually found on rock. Similar to X. elegans.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 191786


1. May 25, 2013.  Lichen cluster on granite behind Saxifraga tricuspidata.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  June 5, 2009  Several colonies on shist
at high elevation.


3. June 6, 2014.  Lichen on granite.

4.  June 6, 2014.  Close-up of a portion
of the lichen in photo 3.

Photo 1 taken on the
granite tors along Bottom Dollar Creek
above the confluence with Half Dollar Creek.
65°  25.23' N,   144°  48.43' W
Elev. 1900 ft.

Photo 2 taken on a ridge just east
of Eagle Summit.
Latitude: N 65° 29' 30.4725
Longitude: W 145° 23' 12.560
Altitude: 1173.91 m.

Photos 3 and 4 taken along Upper Bottom
Dollar Road.
65°  25.5' N,   144°  49.4' W
Elev. 2000 ft.