Cora timucua explained

Cora timucua, the Timucua heart lichen, is a species of lichen collected from 1885 to 1985 in Florida. The Timucua heart lichen was named to honor the Timucua people.[1] The species is now potentially extinct but this is unknown.[2]

Description

Cora timucua lichens are around 2.5 to 7 cm across and grow on the bark of shrubs (Lyonia ferruginea and Quercus virginiana) in inland scrub and oak-dominated hardwood forests of Florida. C. timucua is a foliose lichen composed of 1–3(–5) semicircular, lobes; each 1–3(–4) cm wide and 1–3 cm long. The lobes are often striped, with some blue-green areas, as well as grey-green, to brown, or yellow regions, bleeding a reddish brown pigment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-01-14. Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct. 2021-12-03. Florida Museum. en-US.
  2. Lücking . Robert . Kaminsky . Laurel . Perlmutter . Gary B. . Lawrey . James D. . Dal Forno . Manuela . Cora timucua (Hygrophoraceae), a new and potentially extinct, previously misidentified basidiolichen of Florida inland scrub documented from historical collections. The Bryologist . 2020 . 123 . 4 . 657–673 . 10.1639/0007-2745-123.4.657.
  3. Web site: CNALH - Cora timucua. 2021-12-03. lichenportal.org.