Distribution: Washington; Oregon, California, Idaho; British Columbia.
Habitat: Open stands.
Substrate: On oak and pine.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus yellow-brown, occasionally greenish-yellow, pendent to 30 cm in length; Main branches to 1 mm in diameter, twisted and pitted, side branches perpendicular; Pseudocyphellae usu. abundant, typically spiralling around branches; Apothecia rare, yellow, pruinose.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Bryoria tortuosa in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Bryoria tortuosa photos