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Placynthium petersii

(Nyl.) Burnham

Peters' Blackthread Lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123401
Element CodeNLT0022960
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPlacynthiaceae
GenusPlacynthium
Other Common Names
Peters' blackthread 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.
Conservation Status
Change Date1999-03-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
References (2)
  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.