Lichens of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Calicium carolinianum - Carolina Soot Lichen Caliciaceae Members:			NC Records	Public View

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Distribution Records

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Thelomma carolinianum (Tuck.) Tibell

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

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Two CNALH records by early collectors in the late 19th to early 20th century (no dates recorded) are from North Carolina without county references.

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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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This species is IUCN red-listed as Endangered in Florida; extinct in South Carolina. May be extinct in North Carolina based on lack of recent records. Source: Lendemer, J. 2020. Thelomma carolinianum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T80703121A80703126. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T80703121A80703126.en. Downloaded 21 February 2021.