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Canoparmelia caroliniana

(Nyl.) Elix & Hale

Carolina Shield Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124885
Element CodeNLT0007230
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusCanoparmelia
Other Common Names
Carolina canoparmelia lichen (EN)
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
Esslinger and Egan (1995) and Esslinger (2018) include Canoparmelia amabilis in C. caroliniana.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-05
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-05
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Canoparmelia caroliniana is found in open woods on bark and occasionally on rock in the southeastern United States from Florida and Texas northward to Ohio and Pennsylvania" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OhioS2Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
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. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.