Lichen and Mosses
The following is a listing of lichens and mosses found on soil, rock, and plants during surveys of
the Hanford Site in 2002 and 2003 (McIntosh 2003
) and in 1998
(Link et al. 2000). The following
tables were taken from McIntosh 2003. The descriptions for the various
lichens are based on those in McCune, B and R Rosentreter. 2007. Biotic Soil Crust Lichens of the
Columbia Basin. Monographs in North American Lichenology, 1:1-105. Northwest Lichenologists,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Table 2. Terrestrial Lichen Found on the
Hanford Site National Monument in 2002/2003 and from Link et al (2000)
Relative occurrence: C=common and widespread, L=locally common, but not widespread, U=uncommon, and R=rare
| 2002/2003 | Link et al. | Relative Occurrence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acarospora schleicheri | x | x | L |
| Amandinea punctata | x | x | L |
| Arthonia glebosa | x | x | C |
| Aspicilia filiformis | x | x | U |
| Aspicilia reptans | x | x | L |
| Aspicilia spp. (2) | x | x | R |
| Aspicilia cf. terrestrialis | x | R | |
| Caloplaca jungermanniae | x | x | L |
| Caloplaca stillicidiorum | x | L | |
| Caloplaca tominii | x | x | C |
| Caloplaca sp. | x | R | |
| Candelaria concolor | x | R | |
| Candelariella terrigena | x | x | L |
| Catapyrenium sp. | x | R | |
| Cladonia cariosa | x | C-U | |
| Cladonia fimbriata | x | ||
| Cladonia cf. pyxidata | x | x | C-U |
| Cladonia sp. (unknown number) | x | L | |
| Collema cf. coccophorum | x | U | |
| Collema tenax | x | x | C |
| Collema spp. (2) | x | U-R | |
| Diploschistes muscorum | x | x | C |
| Endocarpon pusillum | x | x | L |
| Lecanora sp. | x | L | |
| Lecanora hagenii (Ach.) Ach. | x | x | L |
| Lecanora muralis | x | x | L |
| Lecanora zosteri | x | U | |
| Lecidiella stigmatea | x | U | |
| Lepraria sp. | x | R | |
| Leptochidium albociliatum | x | x | L |
| Leptogium lichenoides | x | x | C |
| Leptogium spp. (2) | x | R | |
| Massalongia carnosa | x | x | U |
| Megaspora verrucosa | x | L | |
| Mycobilimbia lobulata | x | R | |
| Peltigera rufescens | x | x | R |
| Phaeorrhiza sareptana | x | L | |
| Physconia enteroxantha | x | x | C |
| Physconia isidiigera | x | x | U |
| Physconia muscigena | x | R | |
| Placidium sp. | x | R | |
| Placynthiella cf. uliginosa | x | x | C |
| Psora cerebriformis | x | U | |
| Psora decipiens | x | R | |
| Psora globifera | x | x | L |
| Psora luridella | x | x | U-R |
| Psora montana | x | x | L |
| Toninia sedifolia | x | R | |
| Trapeliopsis bisorediata | x | x | L |
| Trapeliopsis sp. (possibly T. californica) | x | R | |
| Trapeliopsis steppica | x | x | L |
| possibly Xanthoria sp. | x | R |
Table 5. Bryophytes on the Hanford Reach National Monument.
Habitat: C = soil crust, R = rock or stones, W = wetland
Relative occurrence: C=common and widespread, L=locally common, but not widespread, U=uncommon, and R=rare
| Habitat | Relative Occurrence | |
|---|---|---|
| Aloina bifrons | C | L |
| Aloina cf. rigida | C | R |
| Amblystegium sp. | W | R |
| Anacolia mensiesii | R | R |
| Barbula sp. | C | R |
| Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum | C | C |
| Bryum argenteum | C | L |
| Bryum cf. caespiticium | C | C |
| Bryum sp. | C | C |
| ?Calliergon sp. | W | R |
| Ceratodon purpureus | C | C |
| Crossidium seriatum | C | R |
| Didymodon brachyphyllus | C | U |
| Didymodon cf. nevadensis | C | R |
| Didymodon tophaceus | W | R |
| Didymodon vinealis | C | L |
| Didymodon spp. (2) | C | U |
| Drepanocladus aduncus | W | R |
| Encalypta rhaptocarpa | C | U |
| Funaria hygrometrica | W | R |
| Grimmia alpestris | R/C | U - R |
| Grimmia anodon | R/C | R |
| Grimmia ovalis | R | U |
| Grimmia trichophylla | R/C | U |
| Phascum cuspidatum | C | R |
| Pseudocrossidium obtusulum | C | L |
| Pterygoneurum ovatum | C | U |
| Pterygoneurum subsessile | C | R |
| Syntrichia caninervis | C | C |
| Syntrichia princeps | C | L |
| Syntrichia ruralis | C | C |
| Syntrichia ruralis var. papillosissima | C | C |
| Tortula brevipes | C | C |
| Trichostomopsis australasiae | C | C |
| Mosses | Habitat | Relative Occurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Bryum argenteum Hedw. | ||
| Bryum cf caespiticium Hedw. (sterile) | ||
| Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. | ||
| Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schw. | ||
| Grimmia cf montana Bruch. (sterile) | ||
| Pterygoneuron ovatum (Hedw.) Dixon | ||
| Tortula papillosissima (Coppey) Brotherus | ||
| Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn |
Last Updated on 3/30/2004