Species: Bryoria pikei
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Bryoria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Pike's horsehair lichen - Streaked Horsehair Lichen - bryorie de Pike
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Parmeliaceae - Bryoria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Thallus fruticose, pendent, color olivaceous, shiny; branches roundish to angular, narrow, not dorsiventral; isidia absent although isidoid spinules occasionally arising from the soralia; soredia absent; pseudocyphellae absent to abundant, when present often inconspicuous, generally elongated, white, yellow or brownish; apothecia lateral, the disk brown. Spot tests are important for identifying Bryoria species (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-22
Global Status Last Changed
1998-10-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Occurs west of the Cascade crest in Oregon and Washington (McCune and Geiser 1997).