Pertusaria superiana Lendemer & E.Tripp

  • Filed As

    Pertusariaceae
    Pertusaria superiana Lendemer & E.Tripp

  • Collector(s)

    J. C. Lendemer 54492 with E. Tripp, 16 Dec 2017

  • Location

    United States of America. Tennessee. Polk Co. Cherokee National Forest, Big Frog Wilderness Area, E-slopes of Bark Legging Lead of Big Frog Mountain, Benton MacKeye Trail/Trail-2 and Big Frog Trail/Trial-64 at jct w/ Big Creek Trail/Trail-68, ~1 mi N of summit.

  • Habitat

    Ridge forest of northern hardwoods (Acer saccharum, Amelanchier, Betula alleghaniensis, Carya, Hamamelis, Oxydendrum, Prunus, Quercus alba, Q. prinus, Q. rubra) and Pinus strobus with Vaccinium understory and extensive rock weakly calcareous rock outcrops. on large Quercus prinus base.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03722885

    Occurrence ID: d90513e6-3e23-4688-b790-d1a927a7f34e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • County/Municipio

    Polk Co.

  • Locality

    Cherokee National Forest, Big Frog Wilderness Area, E-slopes of Bark Legging Lead of Big Frog Mountain, Benton MacKeye Trail/Trail-2 and Big Frog Trail/Trial-64 at jct w/ Big Creek Trail/Trail-68, ~1 mi N of summit

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1116 m. (3661 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    35.0125, -84.5237

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Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Lichens of Tennessee
Pertusaria superiana ined.
Det. J.C. Lendemer, 2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TENNESSEE. POLK
COUNTY- Cherokee National Forest, Big Frog Wilderness Area,
E-slopes of Bark Legging Lead of Big Frog Mountain, Benton
MacKeye Trail/Trail-2 and Big Frog Trail/Trial-64 at jet w/ Big
Creek Trail/Trail-68, ~1 mi N of summit. - 35°00’44”N
84°31’25”W — 3660 ft. — Ridge forest of northern hardwoods
(Acer saccharum, Amelanchier, Betula alleghaniensis, Carya,
Hamamelis, Oxydendrum, Prunus, Quercus alba, Q. prinus, Q.
rubra) and Pin us strobus with Vaccinium understory and
extensive rock weakly calcareous rock outcrops. - On large
Quercus prinus base.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03722885
James C. Lendemer #54492	16 December 2017
w/ Erin Tripp
Fieldwork funded by NSF-DEB #1542639 & #1542629 - Southern Appalachian Lichen Biodiversity Gradients
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03722885