Lichens of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Coniarthonia kermesina - Hot Dots Arthoniaceae Members:			NC Records	Public View

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Distribution Records

synonym

Arthonia kermesina R.C. Harris, E. Tripp & Lendemer

taxonomic_comments

Type specimen, as Arthonia kermesina, from Swain County: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Lendemer et al. 2013).

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technical_reference

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.

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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status_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.