Bryocaulon divergens #

Taxon #

Bryocaulon divergens

Organization #

Hair & Shrub-Like Lichens

Identification #

Red-brown to dark brown and shining. Golden-brown when hydrated. Few other dark colored hair-like genera on the ground include Bryoria nitidula and Pseudephebe pubesens. B. nitidula is a dark green color and is less erect. P. pubescens has much finer branches and is also less erect. Gowardia nigricans is a gray color that is not at all brown and Alectoria ochroleuca is a light colored to green colored shrub-like species.

Substrate #

Terricolous on tundra soil, gravelly areas

Chemical Tests #

K-, C+ red, KC+ red, Pd- (CLH)