Gordon Natural Area

Common Name: Crustose Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Powdery Gold Speck Lichen; Yellow Powder

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Common Yolk Lichen; Common Goldspeck Lichen

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Common Script Lichen

Years Noted: 2020; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
To date, a single 'occurrence' noted: growing on a large, fallen Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra).

Common Names: Beaded Rim-lichen; Ashen Stud Lichen

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Under-fruited Lichen; Bumpy-rim Lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Mealy Rim-lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2021; 2023

Identified By: C.J. Pasiche Lisboa (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter.

Common Name: Rim-lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
At this point, only a single occurrence noted. Growing on a small, fallen branch.

Common Name: Bark Disc Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
At this point, only a single occurrence noted. Growing on a small, fallen branch.

Common Name: Hagen's Rim-lichen

Synonyms: Lecanora hagenii; Myriolecis hagenii

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Smokey-eye Boulder Lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023

Identified By: C.J. Pasiche Lisboa (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter.

Comments:
The most frequently encountered and abundant saxicolous lichen (i.e. one that grows on rock) in the Gordon. Habitat: on boulders and rocks (as would be expected) throughout the Gordon.

Common Names: Cinder Lichen; Ashen Stud Lichens

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Sunken Disk Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: C.J. Pasiche Lisboa (iNaturalist); First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Saxicolous (i.e., growing on stone), crustose lichen.

Common Name: Sunken Disk Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Saxicolous (i.e., growing on stone), crustose lichen.

Common Name: Pustule Crust Lichen

Synonyms: Loxospora pustulata

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Pore Lichens

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Growing on the trunk of a Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra).

Common Name: Whitewash Lichen

Years Noted: 2020; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
A tentative ID.

Common Name: Shadow Dot Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Noted growing on a rock in a shaded, 'moist' area (i.e., about 10' upslope from a stream).

Common Name: Dot Lichen

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
To date, just a single occurrence has been noted at the Gordon; however, this species is quite difficult to detect. Growing on a small rock with scattered bryophytes.

Common Name: Dust Lichen

Identified By: G. Perlmutter (iNaturalist)

Comments:
Saxicolous (i.e., growing on rock).

Common Names: Lemon Lichen; Candle Flame Lichen

Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Seemingly one of the most common lichens at the Gordon.

Common Names: Wrinkled Shield Lichen; Common Greenshield Lichen

Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Seemingly, common at the Gordon.

Common Names: Squarrose Shield Lichen; Bottlebrush Shield Lichen

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Seemingly, quite common at the Gordon.

Common Name: Ruffle Lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2020

Identified By: T. Walker (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: N. Long.

Comments:
Thus far, known from in the Gordon from two occurrences: 1) growing on a fallen Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) branch in full sun in the meadow and, 2) growing on a fallen tree at the edge of secondary forest.

Common Name: Rough Shield Lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2021; 2022; 2023

Identified By: T. Walker (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter.

Common Name: Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
A somewhat tentative identification. Only noted once in the Gordon: Growing on a small branch from a fallen, mature Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra).

Common Names: Tiny Blister Lichen; Pom-pom Shadow Lichen

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Orange-cored Shadow Lichen; Orange Pith Lichen

Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Appears to be somewhat common at the Gordon.

Common Names: Hooded Rosette Lichen; Hood-fruited Lichen

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Name: Rosette Lichens

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Likely either Physcia aipolia or P. stellaris.

Common Names: Lace-tipped Lichen; Mealy Rosette Lichen

Years Noted: 2018; 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Frequently encountered in the GNA.

Note: This species is very tolerant of air pollution.

Common Name: Sunburst Lichen

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Only noted once in the Gordon (which explains, in part, the poor photos).

Common Name: Nipple Lichen

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: Nur Ritter; First Noted By: Nur Ritter & M. Beatty.

Comments:
Thus far, a single occurrence noted at the Gordon.

Common Names: Sulphur Dust Lichen; Glowing Teardrop

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
Distinctive crust lichen. Almost always found on stone. Thus far, known in the Gordon from a single 'occurrence.'

Common Names: Dust Lichen

Years: 2019

Identified By: N. Ritter

Comments:
Growing on the lower trunk of a large Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera).

Common Name: Dust Lichen

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: G. Perlmutter (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter.

Comments:
Thus far, only noted once in the Gordon. Growing in secondary forest on a small boulder.

Common Names: Sarea Lichen; Pine Pumpkins

Synonyms: Zythia resinae

Years Noted: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023

Identified By: James K. Mictchell (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger.

Comments:
Noted in the GNA on both pine 'stands', growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus): its obligate habitat.

Common Names: Stubby-stalked Cladonia; Bank Lichen

Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2020; 2022

Identified By: C.J. Pasiche Lisboa (iNaturalist); First Noted By: Nur Ritter.

Comments:
To date, a number of occurrences have been noted at the Gordon. One population was noted growing on a large, fallen Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) that still had much of its bark. A number of other occurrences have been noted on heavily decayed, decorticated stumps (all were likely hardwood species).

Common Names: Powder Horn Lichen; Common Powderhorn

Years Noted: 2019; 2020; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter

Also Noted By: N. Long.

Comments:
Seemingly somewhat common at the Gordon, with three, fairly disjunct populations having been noted.

Common Names: Lipstick Powderhorn; White Pin Lichen; Pin Lichen; Scarlet Pin Lichen

Years Noted: 2019; 2020; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Lipstick Powderhorn; White Pin Lichen; Pin Lichen; Scarlet Pin Lichen

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Common Names: Slender Stubble Lichen; Snag Pins

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter.

Comments:
To date, a single occurrence known for the GNA. Growing on a large, fallen, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) log. Reportedly, this species is an indicator of good habitat.

Common Names: Polypore Club Lichen; Fairy Pin; Black Matchstick Fungus

Synonyms: Calicium polyporaeum; Mycocalicium polyporaeum

Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: N. Ritter

Also Noted By: P. Vermeulen; N. Long; kojo1019; A. Rivellini; M. Beatty.

Comments:
This diminutive species is known to grow only on the caps of Trichaptum biforme (Violet-toothed Polypore) and other species of Trichaptum. Extremely common at the Gordon: wherever we see older Violet-toothed Polypore, we almost always find Polypore Club Lichen.