Distribution: Washington; Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico; Canada.
Habitat: In open areas.
Substrate: On conifers of all kinds.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus tangled in clumps to 10 cm in length; Branches dark and slender, uneven in diameter, to 0.25 mm thick, brittle; Abundantly sorediate, with white soredia flecked with black.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Bryoria lanestris in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Bryoria lanestris photos