on a phaeophyscia i think, probably one of the good ones but i'll see if I can figure that one out.
edit: it was not on a phaeophyscia, just pyxine.
Thallus underside black. On a slowly rotting yellow birch snag
Several thalli on the trunks of two adjacent red maples.
first time seeing this around sandstone. usually I see this around harder rocks. it's still probably more common on harder rocks that change less but maybe I got lucky. this sandstone isn't coastal so maybe it's less likely to shed its plantlife than the sandstone erosion you typically see.
6 patches if I remember correctly
walking a trail I’ve walked a hundred times — on a large white ash - thallus very dried out — on peeling bark