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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationLichens: Lepraria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01006609
CollectorP. F. May
Collector number1491
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Hampden County: Chicopee
LocalityWestover Airforce Base, Site #20, NNE part of base, N side of Stony Brook, just downstream of lake
Georeference42° 13' N, 72° 32' W
Date Collected1994-06-03
Elevation70 m
HabitatAcer rubrum swamp, open in middle, shady at edges, with Onoclea sensibilis, Symplocarpus foetidus, and mixed hardwoods
ContainerLichens of Massachusetts
Substrate[on bark, corticolous]; on bark of Prunus
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7b3f7e51-ccc3-4b60-9a27-ea78c5dc9904
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01006609
HerbariumFH
Previous ownershipex Herbarium of Philip F. May
Determination Lepraria caesiella R. C. Harris
Date Determined2019-06-05
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Annotation TextTaxon formerly referred to as "Lepraria sp. 3" in Harris, 1977. In Opusc. Philolichenum 2: 51 (2005)
Determination
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextColor blue, thin thallus, short projecting hyphae c. 12 μ; Note thin thallus; Based on morphology alone, I would have suggested L. elobata; but the chemistry is not correct as it has no stictic acid. (Tonsberg, 1997, referring to duplicate); TLC [(17-B)]: atranorin, zeorin, weak fatty acid
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried

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