Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU:Lichens)
LSU00138711
3b849730-e271-4688-b4ac-f78af92fa7f7
204308
Bactrospora mesospora R.C. Harris
Roccellaceae
Shirley C. Tucker (2015)
olive crust; Imbedded in and appressed to wood of dead branch (1 m above ground) of large, living Quercus geminata (20 cm dbh) in cluster of large stems in Plot 2.
William J. Platt
14238B
2014-12-09
9-Dec-14
United States, Florida, Bay, St. Andrew's Bay State Park; on old sand dune about 200 m north of St. Andrew's Pass and 770 m northeast of the Gulf of Mexico.
30.1285 -85.7288 WGS84
30.1285, -85.7288
2 meters
2 - 7 meters
Coastal Sand Pine Scrub on old sand dune not recently directly affected by a hurricane or burned. Overstory of scattered Pinus clausa, midstory of Quercus geminata, & Shrub layer with Q. geminata, Q. myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides, occasional Serenoa repens; Vegetation cover about 80% with 20% bare sand.
on dead branch of sand live oak
Recollection of lichens from William J. Platt Sand Pine Study Plot #2 at St. Andrew's Bay State Park first sampled in 1992. Storm surge of Hurricane Dennis (2005) briefly flooded plot. Details of site and prior study on file at FL DEP Region 1 Office and in: Drewa, P. B., W. J. Platt, C. Kwit, and T. W. Doyle. 2008. Stand structure and dynamics of sand pine differ between the Florida panhandle and peninsula. Plant Ecology 196:15 - 25.