Lichens of North Carolina
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Lepra andersoniae (Lendemer) Lendemer & R. C. Harris - Glady's Mountain Spikes


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Taxonomy
Family: OCHROLECHIACEAESynonym: Pertusaria andersoniae, P. andersonii                                                                                 
Comments: Type from Avery County, Grandfather Mountain (Lendemer 2009).
Identification
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Technical Description: Lendemer, J.C. (2009) Pertusaria andersonii (Pertusariaceae, Lichenized Ascomycetes), a new species from high elevations of the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 6: 55-58.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: SR-T
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: S1S2 GNR
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Comments: This species is IUCN red listed Endangered. Source: Lendemer, J. 2020. Lepra andersoniae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T180875146A180875189. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T180875146A180875189.en. Downloaded 21 February 2021.