Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Scenic Wildflowers Trains Spiders & Insects Search Sierra Nevada Jan. 2015 Part 7      Home        Part 1        Part 2        Part 3        Part 4        Part 5        Part 6        Part 7        Part 8   Crustose Lichens On Basalt Basalt Flow Near Red Cinder Mountain Crustose lichens on ancient basalt flow just south of Red Cinder Mountain. The reddish orange lichen appears to be mostly Caloplaca trachyphylla. Close-up Views Of Reddish-Orange Caloplaca trachyphylla and Lemon-Yellow Pleopsidium (Acarospora) flavum Note: Pleopsidium chlorophanum is very similar to P. flavum.   See Wayne's Word Alphabetical List Of Lichen Images   All images on this page copyright © W.P. Armstrong