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Parmotrema perforatum

(Jacq.) Massal.

Perforated Ruffle Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127840
Element CodeNLT0020940
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
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 Date2000-12-12
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-12
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Parmotrema perforatum is found on the upper branches and trunks of exposed trees in the southeastern States northward to Iowa and New York. It does not appear to be especially common in West Virginia" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
WisconsinSXYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSHYes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
References (4)
  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.
  4. 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.