Bryoria spp. #

Taxon #

Bryoria alaskana, Bryoria americana, Bryoria bicolor, Bryoria capillaris, Bryoria carlottae, Bryoria cervinula, Bryoria fremontii, Bryoria friabilis, Bryoria furcellata, Bryoria fuscescens, Bryoria glabra, Bryoria implexa, Bryoria inactiva, Bryoria irwinii, Bryoria kockiana, Bryoria lanestris, Bryoria nadvornikiana, Bryoria nitidula, Bryoria pikei, Bryoria pseudofuscescens, Bryoria simplicior, Bryoria subcana, Bryoria tenuis, Bryoria trichodes

Organization #

Hair and Shrub-Like Lichens, Fruticose Parmelioids

Identification #

The genus Bryoria is a very speciose genus in Alaska. While a few of the species may be identified in the field most require a combination of chemical tests and microscopy to determine to species with confidence. We include the list of accepted species for Alaska here taken from Spribille et al. 2023.

Substrate #

Most species corticolous, some lignicolous, but some like Bryoria nitidula may grow on the ground on soil or plant and bryophyte matter.