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Melanelia culbersonii

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Culberson's Black-parmelia

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127335
Element CodeNLT0017790
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusMelanelia
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 Date2000-12-11
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Melanelia culbersonii is found on rocks in open areas and on talus slopes in the mountains from West Virginia to Georgia" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS1Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
VirginiaS2Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
CornplanterAllegheny National Forest2,929
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.