Lichens of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Pearson LC and Rope SK. 1987. Lichens of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. DOE/ID-12110. U.S. Department of Energy. Idaho Falls, Idaho
Study began in 1984 to evaluate the feasibility of using lichens to monitor air pollution at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) has provided good baseline data on the lichen flora of the site. To date, 111 lichen taxa, including 25 genera and 110 species, have been identified. Six genera (Agrestia, Heterodermia, Microthelia, Polyblastiopsis, Teloschistes, and Verrucaria) and 49 species were previously unrecorded in Idaho. A key to the lichen species of the INEL and a general description of the genera are included as appendices to this report. Voucher specimens of lichens found at the INEL are being stored at the Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory. As of May, 1987, 43 species have been curated in the lichen herbarium there. Data from Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and other Data not from CRMO (Craters of the Moon National Monument) or EXPA (Park Expansion Areas) but may relate Geographic location:Idaho National Engineering Laboratory site, lichen samples also from Arco, Rexburg, Idaho Falls, Pocatello