Distribution: East of Cascades in Washington; California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming.
Habitat: Juniper/sage canyons.
Substrate: On bark, wood, soil or rock.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus dark egg-yolk yellow, forming tiny rosettes of squamules or convex aureoles; Apothecia 0.4-1.3 mm with raised margins.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Candelariella rosulans in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Candelariella rosulans photos