Metzgeria conjugata
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Metzgeria conjugata: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Metzgeria conjugata
Taxonomic Info:
Family: Metzgeriaceae
Genus: Metzgeria
Specific Epithet: conjugata
Rank: species
Abundance: Common
Southeast Alaska: and
Global Distribution:
Southeastern Alaska Distribution: Common Throughout
Habitat: Forms extensive festooning sheets over basic rocks, cliffs and canyon walls. In semi-shady to shaded, mesic sites. Frequently on tree trunks, especially in the vicinity of open peatlands. From sea level to the subalpine.
|Microhabitat=Yellow Cedar Trunk

