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Melanohalea halei

(Ahti) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Diva- kar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch

Appalachian Tree Camouflage Lichen

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123460
Element CodeNLT0017870
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusMelanohalea
Synonyms
Melanelia halei(Ahti) Essl.Parmelia haleiAhti
Other Common Names
Mélanohalée de Hale (FR)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Melanelia halei to Melanohalea halei; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-11
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Melanelia halei is found on smooth barked hardwoods in the open woods from the Great Lakes to New England southward in the mountains to Georgia" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS1Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
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. 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.