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Dibaeis absoluta

(Tuck.) Kalb & Gierl

Pink Dot Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125353

Element CodeNLT0009960

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderPertusariales

FamilyIcmadophilaceae

GenusDibaeis

Synonyms

Baeomyces absolutusTuck.

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Treated as Baeomyces absolutus by Egan (1987). On sand, wet rocks, and soil, North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama (Fink, 1935).

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-03-11

Change Date1991-03-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	S2	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wilson Creek	Pisgah National Forest	4,863

References (2)

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/]
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.