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Parmotrema tinctorum

(Delise ex Nyl.) Hale

Palm Ruffle Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121542

Element CodeNLLEC5Y090

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.

Conservation Status

Review Date2000-12-12

Change Date2001-01-21

Edition Date2000-12-12

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"Parmotrema tinctorum can be found on trees and rocks in open woods and long roadsides and is common in the southeastern states northward to Tennessee and Virginia" (Flenniken 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Missouri	S2	Yes
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (4)

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.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
Lucking, R., F. Seavey, R.S. Common, S.Q. Beeching, O. Breuss, W.R. Buck, L. Crane, M. Hodges, B.P. Hodkinson, E. Lay, J.C. Lendemer, R.T. McMullin, J.A. Mercado-Díaz, M.P. Nelsen, E. Rivas Plata, W. Safranek, W.B. Sanders, H.P. Schaefer Jr., and J. Seavey. 2011. The lichens of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida: Proceedings from the 18th Tuckerman Workshop. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 49(4):127-186.