Common Lichens of the Estero Bay Area - Elfin Forest

Habitat: On the bark and twigs of shrubs and trees in coastal scrub, coast liveoak woodland, and maritime chaparralNotes: Foliolose. Thallus is thick, whitish on top, and dark underneath. Thethallus is shorter and stouter than other Hypogamnia species; lobes are sometimestube-like. Lacks apothecia and has surface soralia. Tends to occur in smallpatches. Common host species include: Artemisia californica (coastal sagebrush),Arctostaphylos morroensis (Morro manzanita), and Ceanothus cuneatus (buckbrush).(MBSP, LOOR)KaerenfeltiaThornbush LichensKaerenfeltia sp.COASTAL THORNBUSH LICHENHabitat: Woody branches at undisturbed sites in coastal scrub and chaparral.Notes: Fruticose. Shrubby, with a dark brown-green branching thallus. Black,terminal apothecia. Seen here on Ceanothus cuneatus. When wet, specimensappear to be much more green and fleshy, like seaweed. This specimen is eitherK. californica or K. merrilli (LOOR, MBSP)34