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Lecanora hybocarpa

(Tuck.) Brodo

Bumpy Rim Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125786

Element CodeNLT0013720

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyLecanoraceae

GenusLecanora

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 Date2001-11-13

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-11-13

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen is widespread in North America and grows in semi-open woodlands more frequently on deciduous than coniferous bark. It occurs from Oregon to southern California, along the coast and throughout the eastern U.S., including southernmost Ontario and Quebec.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sarah's Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	6,888

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

References (5)

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.
Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011
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.