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Lecanora thysanophora

R.C. Harris

Mapledust Lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.831372

Element CodeNLT0033350

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyLecanoraceae

GenusLecanora

Synonyms

Verseghya thysanophora(R.C. Harris) S.Y. Kondr., Lokös, Farkas & Hur

Concept Reference

Harris, R.C., I.M. Brodo, and T. Tonsberg. 2000. Lecanora thysanophora, a common leprose lichen in Eastern North America. The Bryologist 103(4):790-793.

Taxonomic Comments

According to Harris et al. (2000), Lecanora thysanophora is a well known lichen in northeastern North America and its name was introduced by Harris in 1977. It has appeared in many publications, but was never provided with a valid description until the 2000 publication.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

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

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Vermont	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Georgia (1)

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

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675

References (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/]
Harris, R.C., I.M. Brodo, and T. Tonsberg. 2000. <i>Lecanora thysanophora</i>, a common leprose lichen in Eastern North America. The Bryologist 103(4):790-793.