Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.

  • Filed As

    Parmeliaceae
    Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. C. Lendemer 69771, 04 Oct 2020

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Page Co. Shenandoah National Park, Central District, Bettys Rock, ~0.3 mi N of Crescent Rock, upper W-facing slopes of Timber Hollow.

  • Habitat

    Large exposed outcrop, cliff and associated talus, surrounded by hardwood forest (Quercus rubra dominant, Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Carya, Fraxinus, Quercus alba) with Ilex montana-Acer pensylvanicum-Hamamelis understory and occasional thickets of Kalmia-Vaccinium-stunted Q. rubra. on rock on vertical face.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04257525

    Occurrence ID: bcf094d0-9a14-42c6-aafd-62806a9e2943

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Ascomycota

  • Class

    Lecanoromycetes

  • Order

    Lecanorales

  • Family

    Parmeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl. det J. C. Lendemer, 2020

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Page Co.

  • Locality

    Shenandoah National Park, Central District, Bettys Rock, ~0.3 mi N of Crescent Rock, upper W-facing slopes of Timber Hollow

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1125 m. (3691 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.5675, -78.3819

  • Distribution

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Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Lichens of Virginia
Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.
Det. J.C. Lendemer, 2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. VIRGINIA. PAGE
COUNTY- Shenandoah National Park, Central District, Bettys
Rock, ~0.3 mi N of Crescent Rock, upper W-facing slopes of
Timber Hollow. - 38°34’03”N 78°22’55”W - 3692 ft. - Large
exposed outcrop, cliff and associated talus, surrounded by
hardwood forest (Quercus rubra dominant, Acer saccharum,
Betula alleghaniensis, Cary a, Fraxinus, Quercus alba) with Ilex
montanaAcer pensylvanicum’Hamamelis understory and
occasional thickets of Kalmia - Vaccinium ^stunted Q. rubra. — On
rock on vertical face.
04257525
James C. Lendemer #69771	4 October 2020
Fieldwork funded by National Park Service PMIS-236370 - Permit #SHEN-2020-SCI-0003
04257525