Dimelaena thysanota
Introduction


***Dimelaena thysanota*** (**Mountain Lichen**) is a [crustose lichen](/wiki/Crustose_lichen "Crustose lichen") in the family [Physciaceae](/wiki/Physciaceae "Physciaceae"), found in the mountains of western North America and the [Sonoran Desert](/wiki/Sonoran_Desert "Sonoran Desert").[Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria, Dimelaena thysanota](http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=55020)Lichens in relation to management issues in the Sierra Nevada national parks, McCune, B., J. Grenon, and E. Martin, L. Mutch, Sierra Nevada Network, Cooperative agreement CA9088A0008\. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, California, <http://openjournals.wsu.edu/index.php/pnwfungi/article/view/1031>


What is Dimelaena thysanota?