CA, Southern California, 20070629
San Jacinto, mostly flowers. 

Walk with Tom Chester: Devil's Slide to Saddle Jct, Willow Creek to Law's Jct, Caramba Overlook, then retrace.  Elevation varied from 6280 at TH to 8075 at Saddle Jct.  Most if not all notes taken on stuff in 7000-8000 foot range. (See also 20070629.)

Amorpha californica californica [] 

Arctostaphylos patula (Tom's ID.) [] 

Arctostaphylos pringlei (Tom's ID.) [] 

Boschniakia strobilacea [] 

Calochortus invenustus [] 

Datisca glomerata (Tom's ID.) [] 

Gilia splendens splendens (Tom's ID.) [] 

Lilium parryi [] 

Veratrum californicum californicum [] 

Cryptoporus volvatus [] 

Letharia vulpina [] 

I took samples of several of the following two from various places along the Caramba Trail, mostly near the falls at the end.  All were on semi-shaded siliceous rock.

Xanthoparmelia mexicana [] [voucher] 

THAL

isidiate, brown bel

MED

K+ y to blood red

APO

none

Xanthoparmelia lineola [] [voucher] 

THAL

not sorediate or isidiate, abundant pycnidia, brown bel, v rugose in center

MED

K+ y to blood red

APO

abundant but small in center

SPORE

8-11.5x6-7.5um, clear, 1 cell, ellip, 8 per ascus conidia   ~6x1um, tapered a bit at ends but straight, clear

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