Rock gnome lichen

Rock gnome lichen

Taxobox | name = Rock gnome lichen
status = EN


image caption = Rock gnome lichen ("Gymnoderma lineare")
image_width = 220px
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Ascomycota
classis = Ascomycetes
ordo = Lecanorales
familia = Cladoniaceae
genus = "Gymnoderma"
species = "G. lineare"
binomial = "Gymnoderma lineare"

Rock gnome lichen ("Gymnoderma lineare") is a squamulose lichen belonging to the reindeer moss family. It is found in the higher elevations of the southern Appalachians. Populations are only known to exist in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The lichen occur only in areas of high humidity, and are thus found either at high elevations, where there is frequent fog, or in deep river gorges. Because of its specialized habitat requirements and heavy collection for scientific purposes, the lichen has been listed as an endangered species since January 18th, 1995.

External links

* [http://www.lichen.com/bigpix/Glineare.html Photograph of Rock gnome lichen]
* [http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/u/sau02.html Endangered and Threatened Species of the Southeastern United States]
* [http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Gymnoderma+lineare NatureServe Explorer Profile]


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