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

Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens

Parmotrema hypotropum (Nyl.) Hale

Habitat and Substrate: Open to shaded areas, on tree trunks and branches.

Rhode Island Status: Common.

Pollution Tolerance: Intermediate.

Collection Site(s): Schoolhouse Pond/Deep Pond, Charlestown (#4882); Grass Pond, Richmond (#4918); Great Swamp Area, South Kingstown (#4951); Tuckerman Park, South Kingstown (#4965); Ell Pond, Hopkinton (#5044); First Baptist Church at Cross Mills, South Kingstown (#5276); Blue Pond, Hopkinton (#5333); Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown (#5378); J.L. Curran Park, Cranston (#5408); Oakland Farms, Portsmouth (#5599).

Notes: Previously reported in Rhode Island by 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.