Ohio Bryology Et Lichenology, Identification, Species, Knowledge
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Ohio Bryology et Lichenology, Identification, Species, Knowledge Newsletter of the Ohio Moss and Lichen Association. Volume 14 No. 1. 2017. Ray Showman and Robert Klips, Editors [email protected], [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This year we have two excellent articles which are better presented in a full page format rather than the two-column format that we usually employ. The first is a student article by Tomás Curtis, winner of the 2017 Flenniken Award. Congratulations Tomás for outstanding work in northeast Ohio! The second paper is by Dr. James Lendemer, who was a featured speaker at the 2017 Ohio Botanical Symposium. James visited Ohio a few days early and botanized several areas of southeast Ohio. A STUDY OF THE MACROLICHENS OF NORTHEAST OHIO Introduction From early 2016 to early 2017 the macrolichen flora in Northeastern Ohio was studied intensively. The goals of the study were to locate as many species as possible and improve representation of the current lichen flora in local herbaria. Materials and Methods In this study, Northeast Ohio was defined as the following counties: Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne. Most of the study area is within the Erie Drift Plain ecological region but parts of the Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands and Western Allegheny Plateau ecological regions are also within these Northeast Ohio counties, providing a wide range of habitats. During this study, a variety of parks, preserves, natural areas, and cemeteries were inventoried for macrolichens. Some of these properties include the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Camp Ravenna, West Branch State Park, Beaver Creek State Park, and many of the Medina parks, Summit Metro parks, Lake Metro parks, Cleveland Metro parks, Portage parks, and State Nature Preserves. Collecting permits were acquired when necessary. Lichens were identified primarily by using keys in the book The Macrolichens of Ohio (Showman & Flenniken 2004) but other books were used as well such as The Macrolichens in West Virginia (Flenniken 1999); The Macrolichens of New England (Hinds & Hinds 2007); The Lichens and Allied Fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Lendemer, Harris, & Tripp 2013); and Keys to Lichens of North America (Brodo 2016). In addition, the following 1 websites were helpful: North American Lichen Checklist, Ohio Moss and Lichen Association, and Lichen Portal. Difficult specimens were sent to the New York Botanical Garden to be verified by Dr. James C. Lendemer. A personal voucher collection is maintained by the author and many other specimens have been donated to the Kent State University herbarium, the North Dakota State University Herbarium, and the New York Botanical Garden. Scientific names are based on Esslingers 2016 North American Lichen Checklist cited at the bottom. Results The following table lists the 137 species of macrolichens that were found during this study. Of these, 40 species were new to Northeast Ohio and 7 were new to the state. Macrolichen species found in Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne counties in 2016-2017. SP = found by Shaun Pogacnik, P = previously reported, N = new county record, NS = new state record (also underlined on list). Species AS CO CU LA LO MA ME PO ST SU TR WA Anaptychia P N P P P palmulata Bryoria furcellata P P P N Candelaria concolor P P P P P P N P P P P Canoparmelia N caroliniana Canoparmelia N N N N N texana Cetrelia chicitae N Cladonia N N N P P P apodocarpa Cladonia caespiticia P P P P P P P P P P Cladonia P P P P P chlorophaea Cladonia coniocraea P P P P P P P P P P P Cladonia cristatella P P P P P P P N P P P P Cladonia P P P P P P P P P cryptochlorophaea Cladonia cylindrica N P N P P P Cladonia fimbriata P P P N N P Cladonia furcata P N P P P P N P P P P Cladonia grayi P P P P P N P P P P Cladonia humilis P P P P Cladonia incrassata N P Cladonia macilenta N P P N P P P N N P P P 2 Cladonia parasitica P P P P N P N P Cladonia P P P P P P N P P P P peziziformis Cladonia pleurota P P P P N N N P P Cladonia pyxidata P P P P N P P Cladonia ramulosa N N P Cladonia rangiferina N N P N N P Cladonia rei P P P P P N P N P Cladonia squamosa P P P P P P P P P Cladonia strepsilis P N N P Cladonia subcariosa P P P P N P N P P P P Cladonia subtenuis P P N N P Cladonia uncialis P N Cladonia verticillata P P P P P P P P P P P Collema P N P P subflaccidum Crespoa crozalsiana N P N P N N N N Dermatocarpon P N P luridum Dibaeis baeomyces N Enchylium N N bachmanianum Enchylium tenax N P Endocarpon N P N N pallidulum Evernia N P N N N N N mesomorpha Flavoparmelia P baltimorensis Flavoparmelia P P P N P P P P P N P P caperata Flavopunctelia N N N N P N P N N N N P flaventior Flavopunctelia P P N N P N N N N P soredica Heterodermia N P N N P obscurata Heterodermia P P N N N P speciosa Hyperphyscia P N P N P adglutinata Hyperphyscia N syncolla 3 Hypocenomyce N N N scalaris Hypogymnia P N P N P N N N P P physodes Hypotrachyna NS afrorevoluta Hypotrachyna livida P N N N P Hypotrachyna N P N N N N N minarum Hypotrachyna N N N N N N N showmanii Imshaugia aleurites P P N N N Imshaugia N placorodia Lecanora muralis N N N Leptogium N austroamericanum Leptogium P P N N N P P cyanescens Melanelixia P P P P N P P N N N P subaurifera Menegazzia N subsimilis Multiclavula mucida N N Myelochroa N P N P P P P P N N P aurulenta Myelochroa galbina P N P P P N P Myelochroa N N N metarevoluta Myelochroa obsessa N Parmelia squarrosa P P P N N P Parmelia sulcata P P P P P P P P P P P P Parmotrema N N N N N N austrosinense Parmotrema N N N N gardneri Parmotrema N P P N N P P P P hypotropum Parmotrema N perforatum Parmotrema N P N N perlatum 4 Parmotrema N N P P N N N P reticulatum Parmotrema N N subisidiosum Parmotrema N ultralucens Peltigera canina P P P P P Peltigera didactyla P N SP Peltigera evansiana P P N Peltigera P P polydactylon Peltigera praetextata N Peltigera rufescens NS Phaeophyscia P N P P P P P P P P adiastola Phaeophyscia ciliata P P P P N N P Phaeophyscia P N N decolor Phaeophyscia N P N N N N N P hirsuta Phaeophyscia N hirtella Phaeophyscia N orbicularis Phaeophyscia N N N P N N P N pusilloides Phaeophyscia N P N P P P P P P rubropulchra Physcia adscendens P P P P P P P N P P Physcia aipolia P P P P P P P P P P Physcia americana P N P N N N N P Physcia caesia N Physcia dubia NS N Physcia millegrana P P P P P P P P P P P P Physcia phaea N N Physcia pumilior N N Physcia stellaris P N P P P P N P N N P Physcia subtilis N Physciella chloantha N P P N N Physciella N N melanchra 5 Physconia detersa P P N N N N Physconia P N P leucoleiptes Platismatia P N P tuckermanii Punctelia borreri N N Punctelia caseana N P N N N N P N Punctelia N N N N N N missouriensis Punctelia rudecta P P P N P N P P P P P P Pyxine sorediata P N N N N P Pyxine subcinerea N N N N N N P Ramalina americana P P P N Ramalina intermedia P N Scytinium P P N N N juniperinum Scytinium P P N lichenoides Scytinium subtile N Tuckermanella N fendleri Tuckermannopsis N americana Tuckermannopsis P P N ciliaris Tuckermannopsis NS sepincola Umbilicaria N mammulata Usnea cornuta N N Usnea dasaea NS Usnea hirta N N NS N Usnea mutabilis P N N N N Usnea rubicunda P N P N N Usnea strigosa P N P N N N Usnea subfloridana P N N N Usnocetraria N N N N oakesiana Xanthomendoza P N N N P fallax Xanthomendoza P P N N P hasseana 6 Xanthomendoza N P P N N N ulophyllodes Xanthomendoza N N N weberi Xanthoparmelia N P N P conspersa Xanthoparmelia N N cumberlandia Xanthoparmelia P P P N N plittii Xanthoria parietina NS Significant finds Canoparmelia caroliniana: Primarily a southern species, C. caroliniana is rare throughout Ohio and considered a state endangered species. The NE Ohio record is the most northerly record of this species in North America. Enchylium bachmanianum: E. bachmanianum’s range extends through most of the United States where it is uncommon. In Ohio, it is considered endangered. This may be due to the scarcity of its habitat. Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta: This lichen is found primarily in the Appalachians as well as in small portions of the East and West coast where it is uncommon.