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Punctelia bolliana

(Mull. Arg.) Krog

Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127209
Element CodeNLT0024230
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusPunctelia
Synonyms
Parmelia bollianaMüll. Arg.
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 Date2001-11-19
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-11-19
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs in the eastern U.S., excluding most of the eastern coastal plain, and in southern Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec with a disjunction in Alberta. This species grows in open woodlands, roadsides, and fields.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. 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/]
  3. 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.