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Letharia on Abies trunks.
From the Klamath Range of northwestern California.

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Parmotrema sp. on twigs.
From Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, California.

From Merced Falls, central Sierra Nevada foothills, California.

Ramalina menziesii on twigs 1
From the central Coast Range of California.

Ramalina menziesii on twigs 2
From the central Coast Range of California.

Ramalina menziesii on twigs 3
From the central Coast Range of California.

Ramalina menziesii on twigs 4
From the central Coast Range of California.

Xanthoria sp. on eroded rock.
From the central coast, California.

Dimelaena sp.? on colored rock.
From coastal Marin County, north of San Francisco, California.

Caloplaca sp and other crusts
From Baja California, Mexico.

Lichens on sagebrush.
From east of Boise, southern Idaho

Semi-aquatic Rhizocarpon geographicum (group) on stream rocks.
From the alpine Sierra Nevada, California.

From Merced Falls, central Sierra Nevada foothills, California.

Niebla spp., Roccella sp., etc on boulder.
From Baja California, Mexico.

Niebla spp. and lichen crusts on boulder 1
From coastal Marin County, north of San Francisco, California.

Niebla spp. and lichen crusts on boulder 2
From Baja California, Mexico.

Niebla spp. and lichen crusts on boulder 2
From coastal Marin County, north of San Francisco, California.

Lichen-covered rocks.
From near Rifle, Colorado.

Letharia columbiana on Juniper.
From Yosemite National Park, California.

Lichens on shoreline rocks.
From coastal northern California.

Rhizocarpon geographicum (group) on a granite boulder
From the alpine Sierra Nevada, California.

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Stereocaulon sp. on lava.
From Hawaii

Caloplaca ignea and other lichens on small boulder
From the Sierra Nevada foothills, California.

Vagrant Rhizoplaca spp. and Xanthoparmelia spp., plus Psora decipiens.
On gravelly soil. From southeastern Idaho.

Vagrant Rhizoplaca spp. and Xanthoparmelia spp.
On gravelly soil. From southeastern Idaho.

Vagrant Rhizoplaca haydenii subsp. arbuscula. and Caloplaca sp.
On gravelly soil and rock. From southeastern Idaho.

Vagrant Rhizoplaca spp. and Xanthoparmelia spp.
On gravelly soil. From northern New Mexico.

Xanthoria parietina
On Aspen. From Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, California.
(note: Aspens are a continental tree, and this coastal lichen would not normally be found growing on it, but these trees are in a planted garden.

Xanthoria parietina
On California buckeye. From Berkeley, California.

Lichens (Thelomma sp., Usnea sp., etc.) on a fencepost.
From coastal Marin County, north of San Francisco, California.

Crustose lichens on a boulder near Carson Pass, northern Sierra Nevada, California.

Ramalina menziesii on a mossy oak, northern California.

Rhizocarpon geographicum (gr.) and other crustose lichens on granitic rock in the Sierra Nevada, California.

Letharia columbiana 5 on juniper
From Yosemite Creek, above Highway 120, Sierra Nevada

Letharia columbiana 6 on juniper
From Yosemite Creek, above Highway 120, Sierra Nevada

Letharia columbiana 7 on juniper
From Yosemite Creek, above Highway 120, Sierra Nevada

Letharia columbiana 8 on juniper
From Yosemite Creek, above Highway 120, Sierra Nevada

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Cladonia portentosa on the ground in the Pygmy Forest, Mendocino, California.

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