Lichens of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Porpidia tuberculosa - Tubercled Boulder Lichen Lecideaceae Members:			NC Records	Public View

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Distribution Records

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adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

distribution_comments

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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

habitat

high elevation rock outcrops.

observation_methods

state_protection

None

NHP_ranks

SH G2G4

NHP_status

status_comments

Presence of species is based on a single collection cited in Gowan's Porpidia monograph (Gowan 1989), as in DUKE. Specimen could not be located, so presence is questionable. The species was recently recorded from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee, so it is conceivable that P. tuberculosa occurs in the North Carolina mountians, and needs to be confirmed via field searches.