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Flavoparmelia baltimorensis

(Gyelnik & Foriss) Hale

Rock Greenshield Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126452
Element CodeNLT0000240
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusFlavoparmelia
Synonyms
Parmelia baltimorensisGyeln. & Fóriss
Other Common Names
Baltimore flavoparmelia 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-08
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-08
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Flavoparmelia baltimorensis is found on rock in shaded or exposed areas in eastern United States except along the coastal areas. In West Virginia it is statewide in distribution" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecS1Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.