Distribution: West of Cascades from Alaska to northern California; disjunct in Idaho and extreme western Montana.
Habitat: Open sites.
Substrate: On rock.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus pale grey-green, granular/verrucose. Stalks erect to 25 mm, terminating in a small black apothecium.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Pilophorus acicularis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Pilophorus acicularis photos