Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU:Lichens)
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Cladonia prostrata A. Evans
Cladoniaceae
Shirley C. Tucker (2014-00-00)
Lichens photographed and collected from dead leaves and other debris on surface of bare sand. Most lichens <5 cm in diameter. Tentative ID: Cladonia prostrata
William J. Platt
13004
2013-11-18
18 November 2013
United States, Florida, Escambia, Big Lagoon State Park; on old sand dune about 1 km from bay.
30.31768 -87.40523 WGS84
30.31768° N, 87.40523° W
2 meters
2 meters elevation
Coastal Sand Pine Scrub on old sand dune 9 years after Hurricane Ivan crossed site; Overstory of scattered Pinus clausa; Shrub layer of Quercus geminata, Q. myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides; Vegetation in patches with ~50% bare sand.
dead leaves and other debris on bare sand
Most lichens 5 cm in diameter.
Recollection of lichens from plots first sampled in 1992, before Hurricane Ivan crossed site. William J. Platt Sand Pine Study Plot #1 at Big Lagoon State Park; details on file at FL DEP Region 1 Office; Details of site and study in following: 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 196:1525.