Distribution: Washington; Alaska; British Columbia, northern Canada.
Habitat: Tundra.
Substrate: On soil and vegetation.
Conservation Status: Recommended for listing, under review in Washington (WANHP)
Thallus shiny, red-brown, bushy or sprawling, branches 0.3 to 0.5 mm in diameter, round in cross-section.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Bryocaulon divergens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Bryocaulon divergens photos