Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU:Lichens)
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Ochrolechia mexicana Vain.
Ochrolechiaceae
Shirley C. Tucker (Feb. 2015)
on branch (1 m above ground) of living Quercus geminata; several different crustose lichens. UV+orange ; C+rose apo. Cortex
William J. Platt
14132 G
2014-12-08
8-Dec-14
United States, Florida, Gulf, St. Joseph Peninsula State Park; on old sand dune about 200 m west of St. Joe Bay.
29.7904 -85.4076
29.7904, -85.4076
3 meters
3 - 5 m
Coastal Sand Pine Scrub on old sand dune not recently affected by a hurricane or burned; Overstory of scattered Pinus clausa, midstory and understory trees of Quercus geminata & some Q.myrtifolia, Shrub layer sparse, with Quercus geminata, Q. myrtifolia, Ceratiola ericoides, occasional Serenoa repens; Vegetation cover about 75% with 25% bare sand.
on branch of sand live oak
Recollection of lichens from plots first sampled in 1992. William J. Platt Sand Pine Study Plot #4 at St. Joseph Bay 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 196:15-25.