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Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale


Habitat and Substrate: Open to shaded areas on trees.

Rhode Island Status: Very common.

Pollution Tolerance: Tolerant.

Collection Site(s): Diamond Hill State Park, Cumberland (#4831); Crandall Swamp, Westerly (#4851); Schoolhouse Pond/Deep Pond, Charlestown (#4876); Beaver River, Richmond (#4898); Grass Pond, Richmond (#4914); Carolina Wildlife Management Area, Richmond (#3935); Great Swamp Area, South Kingstown (#4948); Tuckerman Park, South Kingstown (#4962); Factory Pond, South Kingstown (#4983); Matunuck Hills Area, South Kingstown (#4993); Queen River Baptist Church, South Kingstown (#4998); Queen River, Exeter (#5016); Ell Pond, Hopkinton (#5039); Ponagansett Public Fishing Area, Foster (#5058); Casimir Pulaski Memorial Park, Glocester (#5076); Sprague Farm, Glocester (#5088); Lime Rock, Lincoln (#5103); Headwaters of Wood River, West Greenwich (#5133); Snake Den State Park, Johnston (#5187); Lake Wallum, Burrillville (#5205); Buck Hill Wildlife Management Area, Burrillville (#5229); Scituate Reservoir, Scituate (#5248); Clayville Cemetery, Foster (#5260); First Baptist Church at Cross Mills, Charlestown (#5274); Pawtucket River Pine Barrens, Richmond (#5300); Blue Pond, Hopkinton (#5323); Nicholas Farm, Coventry (#5348); Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown (#5373); Fogland Marsh, Tiverton (#5391); Tiverton Four Corners Cemetery, Tiverton (#5399); J.L. Curran Park, East Greenwich (#5425); Frenchtown Park, East Greenwich (#5425); Audubon Fort Nature Preserve, North Smithfield (#5461); Black Swamp Area, North Kingstown (#5503); Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Preserve, Smithfield (#5533); Kimball Wildlife Sanctuary, Charlestown (#5567); George Parker Woodlands, Coventry (#5582); Oakland Farms, Portsmouth (#5595); Conanicut Island Cemetery, Jamestown (#5610).

Notes: Previously reported in Rhode Island by Bennett (1888), Hebert (Flenniken 1968a), Flenniken (1968b), and Greene (2000).

 

 

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