Species: Bryoria friabilis
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Bryoria
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Parmeliaceae - Bryoria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; thallus pendant, finely filamentous, to 15 cm long, pale to medium brown, becoming darker in the herbarium; branches often uneven, contorted, wrinkled and foveolate; pseudocyphellae abundant, brownish to white, elongate, twisting around the branches; apothecia rare (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
British Columbia to northern California east to Montana; rare in the northern Rocky Mountains, more common west of the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997). Extends into Alberta.