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sessile; disk black, velvety, usually flat, sometimes concave or convex; 

 proper margin black, prominent, raised, crenulate, flexuous or lobed, rarely 

 disappearing; hypothecium dark brown; paraphyses coherent, tips bluish 

 black; asci 8-spored; spores hyaline, ellipsoid, 9.9-13.2 x 3.3-4.0 /a. 



On rock: Kittitas Co.: Roslyn, 2800 ft., 1931, 897. Chelan Co.: Zena, 

 800 ft., 1931, 1107 a. Spokane Co. : Mt. Spokane, 5808 ft., 1931, U96. 



19. Lecidea carnulenta (Tuck.) Fink, Con. U.S. Nat. Herb. 14:73. 1910. 

 Biatora carnulento Tuck. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts and Sci. 12:179. 1877. 



Thallus usually absent, when present grayish green, consisting of a very 

 thin scattered crust. Apothecia circular, 0.2-0.8 mm. in diameter, adnate; 

 disk pale yellow, pinkish brown, or reddish brown, rather strongly convex ; 

 proper margin often darker in color than the disk, disappearing early; 

 hypothecium hyaline or yellowish brown; paraphyses gelatinized, tips 

 sometimes brown; asci 8-spored; spores hyaline, ellipsoid, nonseptate, 

 7.0-10.5 X 3.0-5.0 IX. 



On old wood or bark : King-Kittitas Co, : Snoqualmie Pass, 3010 ft., 

 1931, 808. Clallam Co. : Olympic Mountains, Olympic Hot Springs, 1935, 

 A. H.Smith 1990 (F). 



The distinguishing character is the darker colored proper margin. 



20. Lecidea cinnabarina Somrft. Kgl. Vet. Akad. Handl. 114. 1823. 

 Biatora cinnabarina (Somrft.) Fries. 



Thallus white or greenish gray, effuse, thin, granulate, rough and warty, 

 sometimes sorediate. Apothecia circular, sometimes flexuous-lobate, rarely 

 proliferous, 9.2-8.0 mm. in diameter, adnate; disk scarlet, flat to convex; 

 proper margin lighter colored and soon disappearing ; hypothecium hyaline ; 

 paraphyses coherent; asci 8-spored; spores hyaline oblong, nonseptate, 

 6.6-12.0 X 2.5-3.3 ix. 



On bark: Pierce Co.: White River Camp, 3000 ft., 1928, 1984 and 

 1940, 3106. Pierce- Yakima Co. : Chinook Pass, 5440 ft., 1931, 1558. Clal- 

 lam Co. : Crystal Springs above Olympic Hot Springs, 1914, Foster 2871 

 (W). Trail to top of Mt. Elinor, 3500-4500 ft., Foster 2107 (F). Wash- 

 ington Territory, Suksdorf (F). 



The scarlet disk makes this a very distinctive bark Lecidea. 



2\. Lecidea jurvonigrans (Tuck.) Zahlbr. Cat. Lich. Univers. 3:762. 1925. 

 Biatora jurvonigrans Tuck. Syn. N. Am. Lich. 2:129. 1888. 



Thallus brown, thin, wide spread, smooth or rough and verrucose, on 

 a black hypothallus. Apothecia circular, minute, 0.2-0.4 mm. in diameter, 

 sessile ; disk brownish black or black, convex ; proper margin diappearing 

 very early; hypothecium hyaline; paraphyses conglutinate, tips brownish; 

 asci 8-spored; spores hyaline, oblong, nonseptate, 13.0-15.2 x 3.0-6.0 ii. 



On bark : Pacific Co. : along Naselle River, 1940, 2939b. Yakima Co. : 



