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Cetraria merrillii
| Overview
| | PNW Range: | | | West side | Common
| | East side | Common
| | Immediate coast | None
| | Alpine or subalpine | Occasional
| | Habitat: | Well-lit branches in forests and on more open, exposed trees, such as Pinus albicaulis on rocky ridges; also in treetops of moist low-elevation forests; present at all forested elevations.
| | Substrate: | Bark and wood, mainly on twigs of conifers (especially Pinus contorta, Larix, and Pinus albicaulis); also on shrubs, especially manzanita.
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| | Synonymy: | Kaernefeltia merrillii, Tuckermannopsis merrillii
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Apothecia by B. McCune
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Scale: Bar=1mm unless noted
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