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on rock, Haystack Mt. - Caloplaca saxicola, Umbilicaria cylindrica, Rhizoplaca novomexicana formerly Lecanora, Pleopsidium flavum According to Knudsen in Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 3, 2007, "It is assumed P. chlorophanum occurs in North America at high elevations, but so far we have seen only one specimen from North America...", P. flavum being the common species. my lichen photos by genus - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections/7215762439... my photos arranged by subject, e.g. mountains - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections