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  - Division - Sac Fungi - Ascomycota
    - Class - (Lecanoromycetes) - Lecanoromycetes
      - Order - Lecanorales - Lecanorales
        
        Family - Parmeliaceae - Parmeliaceae
        
        Species - Edible Horsehair Lichen - Bryoria fremontii

Edible Horsehair Lichen - Bryoria fremontii

Other Names: [including] Bryoria tortuosa

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Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNR

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Range Comments

BC to CA, inland to central BC and northern ID, occasionally in and west of the Cascades, and increasingly rare inland. (McCune & Geiser 1997, Brodo et al. 2001). Reported outside North America in the Carpathian Mountains in Europe (Brodo and Hawksw 1977), and in Norway (Holien 1986, Gjerlaugh 1987).

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References

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- Grenon, J.A. 2012. Epiphytic lichens, nitrogen deposition and climate in the US Northern Rocky Mountain states. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 162 p.
- Salix, J.L. 2004. Lichens and their distribution in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 74 p.
- Schubloom, L.A. 1995. Lichens as air quality indicators in three areas of southwestern Montana: lichen floristics and elemental analysis. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 130 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Edible Horsehair Lichen — Bryoria fremontii. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 22, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NLLEC0R080