
1. Several thalli with the
characteristic dark "freckles"
(cephaloidia).
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2. Similar to photo 1, however this may
be an imtermediate with P. leucophlebia.
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3. May 7, 2007. Several thalli at various
stages of drying..
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4. June 9, 2010. P. apthosa doing the "ashes
to ashes" routine at high elevation in
surroundings open to intense sun.
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4a. June 9, 2010. A crop showing the
relatively intact thalli with the dark
cephaloidia ("freckles").
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4b. June 9, 2010. Another crop with the
thalli and their remains degenerating towards the
bottom of the photo. Note the red-brown
apothecia amid the rubble.
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5. Close-up of one of the thalli
in photo 1.
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Photo 1 taken along Upper Bottom
Dollar Road near St. Patricks Creek.
65° 25.7' N, 144° 49.8' W
Elev. 2050 ft.
Photo 2 taken along Lower Bottom
Dollar Road near Harrison Creek.
Photo 3 taken west of Central
65° 34.3' N, 144° 51.1' W
Elev. 1000 ft.
Photos 4 and 5 taken 1 mile north of
Mastodon Dome.
65° 26.9' N, 145° 20.6' W
Elev. 3900 ft.
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