Pilophorus
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Pilophorus acicularis
Description: Thallus pale grey-green, granular/verrucose. Stalks erect to 25 mm, terminating in a small black apothecium.
Distribution: West of Cascades from Alaska to northern California; disjunct in Idaho and extreme western Montana.
Habitat: Open sites.
Substrate: On rock.
Pilophorus clavatus
Description: Thallus typically dark, brownish to olive green. Stalks erect to 20 mm, unbranched, terminating in an elongated black apothecium.
Distribution: West of Cascades crest in Washington; northern British Columbia to northern Oregon.
Habitat: In shade or sometimes open areas.
Substrate: On rock.