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Parmotrema mellissii

(C. W. Dodge) Hale

Melliss' Ruffle Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122175
Element CodeNLT0020910
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusParmotrema
Concept Reference
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-12-09
Change Date2002-12-09
Edition Date2002-12-09
Edition AuthorsA. Olivero (2002)
Rank Reasons
Pantropical and also known from the southern United States (Nash et al. 2002). Usually on trees in open habitats, rarely on rocks (Nash et al. 2002). In the greater Sonoran Desert region, it is known from Sonora and Sinaloa, in the Sierra Madre Occidental (Nash et al. 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
References (3)
  1. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  2. Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Nash, T. H., B. D. Ryan, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz, eds. 2002. Lichen flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert region. Volume 1. Lichens Unlimited, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 532 pp.