Lichens and allied fungi of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area, North Carolina, USA
- Author:
- Perlmutter G.B.
- Year:
- 2022
- Journal:
- Evansia
- Pages:
- 39(1): 43–53
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-39.1.43
One hundred five species of lichenized and allied fungi are reported from recent and
historical collections made in the Mitchell Mill State Natural Area in northeastern Wake County,
North Carolina, USA. Mitchell Mill is unique among granitic flatrock communities in the
southeastern United States by having riparian elements from the Little River, which flows directly
over the flatrock, supporting semi-aquatic lichen communities along creek edges represented by
species in Dermatocarpon, Verrucaria, and Lichinales. Recently described or renamed species
Cladonia ignatii, Lecanora provertula and Phyllopsora isidiosa were found in recent collections.
Compared to historical records, 38 taxa including five of six species of large cyanolichen were not
found in recent visits, indicating a loss of diversity over the past 100 years, likely due to human
activities.
Key words. Lichen biodiversity, conservation, granitic flatrock.
- Id:
- 34285
- Submitter:
- zdenek
- Post_time:
- Saturday, 09 April 2022 11:47