Pertusaria epixantha R.C.Harris

  • Filed As

    Pertusariaceae
    Pertusaria epixantha R.C.Harris

  • Collector(s)

    J. C. Lendemer 63333, 05 Dec 2019

  • Location

    United States of America. Tennessee. Monroe Co. Cherokee National Forest, Unicoi Mountains, Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, S-facing slopes along Little Slickrock Creek 0.6 mi W of confluence with Slickrock Creek, Stiffknee Trail 2.4 mi E of Farr Gap.

  • Habitat

    Mixed hardwood (Acer rubrum, Carya, Fagus, Liriodendron, Liquidambar) – conifer (Pinus strobus, Tsuga; many dead) forest with Rhododendron-Leucothoe thickets along stream. on Betula lenta root.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04165633

    Occurrence ID: 1ba6c2b3-52a4-40ea-bfec-2a28650a99a9

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Ascomycota

  • Class

    Lecanoromycetes

  • Order

    Pertusariales

  • Family

    Pertusariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pertusaria epixantha R.C.Harris det J. C. Lendemer, 2019

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • County/Municipio

    Monroe Co.

  • Locality

    Cherokee National Forest, Unicoi Mountains, Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, S-facing slopes along Little Slickrock Creek 0.6 mi W of confluence with Slickrock Creek, Stiffknee Trail 2.4 mi E of Farr Gap

  • Elevation

    Alt. 490 m. (1608 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    35.4514, -83.9918

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Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Lichens of Tennessee
Pertusaria epixantha R.C. Harris
Det. J.C. Lendemer, 2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TENNESSEE.
MONROE COUNTY* Cherokee National Forest, Unicoi
Mountains, Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, S‘facing slopes
along Little Slickrock Creek 0.6 mi W of confluence with
Slickrock Creek, Stiffknee Trail 2.4 mi E of Farr Gap. —
35°27’05”N 83°59’30”W — 1608 ft. — Mixed hardwood {Acer
rubrum, Carya, Fagus, Liriodendron, Liquidambar) — conifer
(Pinus strobus, Tsuga\ many dead) forest with Rhododendron-
Leucothoe thickets along stream. — On Betula lenta root.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04165633
James C. Lendemer #63333	5 December 2019
Fieldwork funded by NSF-DEB #1542639 & #1542629 - Southern Appalachian Lichen Biodiversity Gradients
6W3
TLC Annotation Slip	Plate/Lane: TN6 /14
Xanthone
"Variolaric acid"
Solvent C (200 Toluene: 30 Glacial Acetic Acid)
Performed & Interpreted by: J.C. Lendemer 9 December 2019
04165633