Northwest Lichenologists

Example Results from Field Exam

A total of 60 species were confirmed in this plot.



Examinee

Species Examiner a b c d e f g Frequency
Alectoria sarmentosa 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 4 8
Bryoria capillaris - 3 - - - 1 - - 2
Bryoria friabilis 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 8
Bryoria fuscescens 3 3 - 1 3 1 3 3 7
Bryoria pseudofuscescens - 1 - 3 - 1 1 1 5
(Bryoria trichodes)** - 2 - - - - - - 1
Cavernularia hultenii 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 8
Cetraria chlorophylla 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 8
Cetraria orbata - - - - - - 1 3 2
Cetraria platyphylla 2 2 - - 2 1 2 1 6
Cladonia albonigra - - - - - - 2 - 1
Cladonia carneola 1 - - - 2 - - - 2
Cladonia chlorophaea grp - - - - - 1 - 1 2
Cladonia fimbriata 2 - - 2 2 - 3 - 4
(Cladonia macilenta)** - - - - - 1 - - 1
Cladonia ochrochlora * 2 - - 2 2 - 3 1 5
Cladonia pyxidata - - 2 - - - - - 1
Cladonia subulata - - - - 1 - - - 1
C. squamosa v. squamosa - - - - - - - 3 1
C. squamosa v. subsquamosa 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 - 7
Cladonia transcendens 3 3 2 - 1 - 1 4 6
Cladonia umbricola 1 - - - - - - - 1
Esslingeriana idahoensis - - - - - - 2 - 1
Evernia prunastri 1 - 1 - - 1 2 1 5
Fuscopannaria pacifica 2 1 - - - 1 2 - 4
Hypocenomyces friesii 3 - - - 1 - - - 2
Hypogymnia apinnata 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 8
Hypogymnia enteromorpha 2 3 2 4 3 - 3 3 7
Hypogymnia imshaugii 3 2 - - 3 1 3 - 5
Hypogymnia inactiva 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 8
Hypogymnia occidentalis - - - - - - 1 - 1
Hypogymnia oceanica 2 - 2 2 2 - - - 4
Hypogymnia physodes 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 8
Hypogymnia tubulosa 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 8
Hypotrachyna sinuosa 1 - - - - - - - 1
Leptogium cyanescens 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 3
Letharia vulpina - - - - 1 - - - 1
Lobaria oregana 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 2 8
Melanelia exasperatula 1 - - - - - 3 - 2
Melanelia fuliginosa - - - 1 - - - - 1
Nephroma bellum 2 2 - - - 1 - - 3
Nephroma helveticum 3 2 - - - - 3 - 3
Nephroma resupinatum 1 - - - - 1 - - 2
Nodobryoria oregana 3 3 - 2 3 - 3 1 6
Parmelia hygrophila 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 8
Parmelia pseudosulcata 2 - 2 - 3 1 - 1 5
Parmelia sulcata 2 3 2 3 1 1 3 3 8
Parmeliella parvula - - - - - - 1 - 1
Parmeliopsis hyperopta 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 8
Platismatia glauca 3 3 3 3 4 1 3 4 8
Platismatia herrei 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 8
Platismatia norvegica - 1 - - 2 - - - 2
Platismatia stenophylla 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 2 8
Ramalina dilacerata - - - - - - - 1 1
Ramalina farinacea 1 1 - - - - - 1 3
Sphaerophorus globosus 3 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 8
(Usnea ceratina)*** - 1 - - - - - - 1
(Usnea chaetophora)** - - - - - 1 - - 1
Usnea glabrata 1 - - - - - - 1 2
Usnea pacificana 3 - - - - - 1 - 2
Usnea scabrata 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 8
Usnea subfloridana 1 - - - - - 1 - 2
Number of species 43 33 24 26 34 31 39 32
% of longest list at site 100 77 56 60 79 72 91 74
% of total list at site (C) 72 45 33 36 47 42 53 44
Overlooked or no guess 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Number wrong (W) 0 4 1 2 0 4 0 2
Right (R) 43 32 23 24 34 28 39 31
Target Value (T) 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43
Score (100(R-W/2)/T) 100 70 52 53 79 60 91 70


Abundance codes were entered as 1 when the observer did not assign an abundance code given (= all of "e" and misc other entries). Abundance codes are required for required for FHM plots, but not required for the NWL certification.


* C. ochrochlora includes C. coniocraea

( ) ** Specimen too small or condition too poor for positive ID

*** This would be an atypicical form (and location) of this sp. and would require TLC for confirmation

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