University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens
Catalog #:
WIS-L-0042975
Taxon:Caloplaca fraudans (Th. Fr.) H. Olivier Family: Teloschistaceae
Determiner: J. W. Thomson, Jr. (1984)
Collector:
Hugh H. Iltis; J. C. Coffey, M. F. Denton, I. M. Krasnoborov 221
Date: 1979-06-30
Locality:
Russian Federation, Arid steppe zone, near shore of Lake Baikal just N of Mys (= Point) Krestovskii [= Krestovaya of World Aeronautical Chart 200, 1955] at Sagan-Zaba, ca. 142 km NE of mouth of Angara River.
52.633333 106.466667
Verbatim Coordinates:
52° 38' N 106° 28' E
Elevation:
456-470 meters
(1496-1542ft)
Habitat:
Ledges, crevices, and steep gravel slopes on and at base of white marble cliffs, with Dryas octopetala s. lat., Chamaerhodos altaica, C. grandiflora, Pulsatilla patens ssp., Saussurea, Patrinia, Oxytropis spp.
Associated Species:
Xanthoria elegans
Occurrence Remarks:
South Central SIBERIA (Region of LAKE BAIKAL)[with map]; Precip. 170-200mm