[Lichens of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen

Thamnolia vermicularis

Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis

White worm lichen as seen atop Sunrise Peak in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........September 12, 2014. Chemical tests were not performed, so there is a possibility that this is Thamnolia subuliformis.

Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis - Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis

What appears to be whiteworm lichen as seen from atop Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 4, 2015 The lichen is overlaid above a bed of Wallace's spikemoss (Selaginella wallacei).

Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis - Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis

White worm lichen as seen atop Sunrise Peak in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........September 12, 2014.

Whiteworm Lichen, White Worm Lichen: Thamnolia vermicularis

What appears to be white worm lichen with Pseudephebe pubescens on rock outcrops atop Klahhane Ridge, Olympic National Park........July 27, 2014.

Paul Slichter