Lichens of North Carolina
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Coniarthonia kermesina (R.C. Harris et al.) Aptroot & Ertz - Hot Dots


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Taxonomy
Family: ArthoniaceaeSynonym: Arthonia kermesina R.C. Harris, E. Tripp & Lendemer                                                                                 
Comments: Type specimen, as Arthonia kermesina, from Swain County: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Lendemer et al. 2013).
Identification
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Technical Description: Lendemer, J.C., R.C. Harris & E.A. Tripp. (2013) The lichens and allied fungi of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: an annotated checklist with comprehensive keys. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Volume 104: 1-152.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: SR-T
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: S1 GNR
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Comments: This species is IUCN red listed Endangered. Source: Allen, J., Tripp, E. & Lendemer, J. 2020. Arthonia kermesina (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T70385721A175189474. Downloaded 21 February 2021.