Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens with Emphasis on the Nature Conservancy Preserves and Related Lands

Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens

Cladonia caroliniana Tuck.

Habitat and Substrate: Open areas on soil and soil-covered rocks.

Rhode Island Status: Common.

Pollution Tolerance: Intermediate to tolerant.

Collection Site(s): Schoolhouse Pond/Deep Pond, Charlestown (#4869); Queen River, Exeter (#5015); Ell Pond, Hopkinton (#5031); Blue Pond, Hopkinton (#5316); Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown (#5366, #5367); Iron Mine Hill Road, North Smithfield (#5475); Black Swamp Area, North Kingstown (#5492).

Notes: Previously reported in Rhode Island by Hebert (Flenniken 1968a) and Flenniken (1968b).

Flenniken, Don. 2003. Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens with Emphasis on the Nature Conservancy Preserves and Related Lands. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, RI.