Can’t key this (2 versions of same species) using my references.
specimen from Mt Townsend in the northeast corner of the Olympic Mts, WA
on basalt 1890m elevation
not sure how to describe the thallus - something like rosulate with lobulate margins?
thallus K neg
hymenium a70 and b80µm
exciple with crystals soluble in K
spores average (within asci) 17x10µm
paraphyses anastomose with moniliform apices
photos posted to gallery:
1 image 4cm across
2 thallus "a" with many well developed apothecia, thallus is 11mm across
3 closer view of "a"
4 apo sxn "a" (600µm across) H2O polarized/unpolarized
5 portion of apo sxn "a" KOH
6 thallus "b" with elongate somewhat radiating areoles protruding (bullate?) towards thallus center,18mm across
7 closer view of "b"
8 apo sxn "b" (450µm across) H2O polarized
9 portion of apo sxn "b" KOH (shows anastomosing paraphyses)