Ten lichen species: Buellia miriquidica, Catillaria contristans, Fuscidea gothoburgensis, Hymenelia cyanocarpa, Lecanora caesiosora, “Lecidea” commaculans, Metamelanea umbonata, Micarea coppinsii, M. marginata and Stereocaulon plicatile are reported for the first time for North America from Mt. Katahdin, Maine. A further 22 taxa for which the Mt. Katahdin records represent a significant extension of their range on the continent, mostly being first reports from either eastern North America or the contiguous United States, are also reported.
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1 December 2006
New and interesting North American lichen records from the alpine and sub-alpine zones of Mt. Katahdin, Maine
Alan M. Fryday
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The Bryologist
Vol. 109 • No. 4
Winter 2006
Vol. 109 • No. 4
Winter 2006
arctic-alpine
Lichens
Maine
Mount Katahdin
North America