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Elder Aphid (Aphis sambuci)Observer
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On Sambucus racemosa...what is this pest?
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Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)Observer
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Growing beneath a large Douglas fir. Brown and old.
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Candy Lichen (Icmadophila ericetorum)Observer
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Minty green crust, pink apothecia
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Devil's Matchstick (Pilophorus acicularis)Observer
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2 cm tall greenish grey stalks. Black globose apothecia. Growing on rock.
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Black-bordered Shingle Lichen (Parmeliella thriptophylla)Observer
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Growing on old growth Populus trichocarpa bark in a prairie surrounded by Spruce. Small foliose, black with a blue tint underneath lining the bark.
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Fancy Frost Lichen (Physconia americana)Observer
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Growing on old growth Populus trichocarpa in prairie surrounded by Spruce.
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Mountain Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza montana)Observer
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Looks similar to Xanthoria polycarpa, but has obvious rhizines.
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Powdered Wrinkle Lichen (Tuckermanopsis chlorophylla)Observer
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Found on a branch next to Lab 1. Minty green.
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Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua)Observer
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Growing on ground under Douglas firs next to parking lot at Mima Mounds.
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Candleflame Lichen (Candelaria concolor)Observer
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Yellow, almost crustose form, with yellow apothecia. Growing on Quercus garryana.
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
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Light green with many branches. Caespitose.
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Toy Soldiers (Cladonia bellidiflora)Observer
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Lipstick lichen! Red apothecia on podetia.
Growing on mineral-rich soil in lava flows.