[Unidentified Lichens of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Unidentified Gorge Lichen #6

possibly a Rhizocarpon sp. or Pleopsidium sp. ?

Can you help verify the identity of this lichen?

Unidentified Columbia River Gorge Lichen #6

An unidentified crustose lichen (possibly a Rhizocarpon sp. ?) seen along the old Champion Lumber Compay Road on basalt rocks about three-quarters of a mile south of Beeks Canyon, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013. The site is uphill to the west of the Klickitat River on Klickitat Wildlife Area lands.

Unidentified Columbia River Gorge Lichen #6 - Unidentified Columbia River Gorge Lichen #6

An unidentified crustose lichen (possibly a Rhizocarpon sp. ?) seen along the old Champion Lumber Compay Road on basalt rocks about three-quarters of a mile south of Beeks Canyon, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013. The site is uphill to the west of the Klickitat River on Klickitat Wildlife Area lands.
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