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Brigantiaea leucoxantha

(Sprengel) R. Sant. & Hafellner

a lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126062

Element CodeNLT0004960

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyBrigantiaceae

GenusBrigantiaea

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 Date2001-10-25

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-10-25

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This coastal plain lichen, that likely extends into the tropics south of Florida, grows in subtropical forests on the bark of trees. In the U.S. it ranges from Virginia to Texas and extends south throughout Florida.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pink Knob	Chattahoochee National Forest	12,127

References (4)

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
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.