Lichens of North Carolina
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Ricasolia quercizans (Michx.) Stizenb. - Smooth Lungwort


Image by Gary Perlmutter
Image by Gary Perlmutter
Image by Gary Perlmutter
Taxonomy
Family: PELTIGERACEAESynonym: Lobaria quercizans Michaux                                                                                 
Comments: Species originally described from Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina (Michaux 1803). Eastern North American records of R. amplissima are likely this species (Hale 1957, Cornejo et al. 2017).
Identification
Online Photographs: Lichen Portal   GBIF-Global Distribution
Technical Description: Cornejo, C., C. Derr & K. Dillman (2017) Ricasolia amplissima (Lobariaceae): one species, three genotypes and a new taxon from south-eastern Alaska. The Lichenologist 49(6): 579-596. Hale, M.E. Jr (1957) The Lobaria amplissima-L. quercizans complex in Europe and North America. The Bryologist 60(1): 35-39. Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana. 2:1-340 (original description as Lobaria quercizans).                                                                                  
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Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter
Madison Co.
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Watauga Co.
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