Roccella gracilis Bory
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Filed As
Roccellaceae
Roccella gracilis Bory -
Collector(s)
J. L. León de la Luz 6092, 20 Mar 2005
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Location
Mexico. Baja California. Along the road to Bocana, 1.3mi SW of, the intersection with Mexico Rt, 1 in El Rosario.
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Habitat
On a N-facing hillside of sandy loam, in open, shrubby semi desert coastal scrub. with Aesculus parryi, Agave shawii, Astragalus trichopodus, Bergerocactus emoryi, Bromus madritensis, Dendrographa lecuphaea, Dichelostemma capitatum, Encelia califonica, Jatropha sp., Marah macrocarp. Growing on old, dying or dead trunks and stems of Ambrosia chenopodiifolia & Lycium andersonii.
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Description
Thalli extremely sorediate with clouds of "dust" rising off them when touched. Cortex: K-, C= (red), KC+ (red becoming yellow_, P-, UV-; Medulla: K-, C+ (red), KC+ (red becoming yellow), P-, UV+.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04585466
Occurrence ID: af1fa6d3-8f27-4090-b026-b8a465c9aaa5
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Kingdom
Fungi
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Division
Ascomycota
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Class
Arthoniomycetes
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Order
Arthoniales
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Family
Roccellaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
North America
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Country
Mexico
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State/Province
Baja California
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Locality
Along the road to Bocana, 1.3mi SW of, the intersection with Mexico Rt, 1 in El Rosario.
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Elevation
Alt. 61 m. (200 ft.)
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Coordinates
30.0497, -115.742
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Location Notes
[Mexico & Central America]
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Distribution
Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH) PLANTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, i [MEXICO ? ___04585466 { Ù Roccella peruensis Krempelh. ROCCELLACEAE Growing on old, dying or dead trunks and stems of Ambrosia chenopodiifolia & Lycium andersonii, locally abundant, thalli extremely sorediate with clouds of “dust” rising off them when touched. Cortex: K-, C+ (red), KC+ (red becoming ' yellow), P-, UV-; Medulla: K-, C+ (red), KC+ (red becoming yellow), P-, UV+. On a N-facing hillside of sandy loam, in open, shrubby semi-desert coastal scrub, with Aesculus parryi, Agave shawii, Astragalus trichopodus, Bergerocactus emoryi, Bromus madritensis, Dendrographa leucophaea, Dichelostemma capitatum, Encelia califomica, Jatropha sp., Marah maçrocarpus, Mirabilis califomica, Niebla ceruchis, Opuntia sp. (cholla type), Pholistoma racemosum and p Viguiera laciniata. Along the road to Bocana, 1.3mi SW of the intersection with Mexico Rt, 1 in El Rosario. Elev. c r-o-cj* 1I around 200ft. 30° 02' 59"N, 115° 44' 32"W. UTM 11 62125J.E, 3324959N (NAD83/WGS84). Coll. José Luis León de la Luz #06092 With Doug Goldman 20 March 2005 Det. Doug Greene & Doug Goldman 2 August 2006 04585466
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Roccella gracilis Bory