Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU:Lichens)
LSU00138113
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204720
Dirinaria confluens (Fr.) D. D. Awasthi
Physciaceae
Shirley C. Tucker (2015)
UV-; Crustose lichens on twigs and small branches of dead small Quercus geminata (2cm DBH) in openarea without canopy trees in Plot 2.
William J. Platt
14243G
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 branch of dead 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.