Caloplaca pratensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Teloschistineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Teloschistales Subordo: Teloschistineae

Familia: Teloschistaceae
Subfamilia: Caloplacoideae
Genus: Caloplaca
Species: Caloplaca pratensis

Name

Caloplaca pratensis Wetmore, 2009

Type location: U.S.A. North Dakota: Oliver Co., ca. 2 mi [3.2 km] S, 4 mi [6.4 km] E of Hensler, The Nature Conservancy's Cross Ranch Preserve, Sangor Ghost Town, gentle slopes of mixed grass prairie, Missouri River Valley floodplain, elev. 1690 ft. [515 m], 47^o10'48"N, 100^o59'42"W, on old concrete foundation, 5 Jun 2007, M. K. Advaita 6100 (MIN, holotype; ASU, GZU, KANU, LD, NY and others, isotypes)

Ecology and distribution: Usually grows on concrete but has also been found on calcareous rocks, and rarely on non-calcareous sandstone. It is fairly common in the central U.S. from North Dakota south to Kansas, and often grows without apothecia and then may be easily overlooked.

References

• Wetmore, C.M. (2009) New species of Caloplaca (Teloschistaceae) from North America. The Bryologist 112(2): 379–386.   (RLL List # 215 / Rec. # 31614 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of Caloplaca pratensis: pp. 382-384; distribution map: p. 383, fig. 4; color photo: p. 385, fig. 11)

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank