Punctelia eganii

Punctelia eganii B.P.Hodk. & Lendemer

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Punctelia eganii by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	0
June	0
July	1
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

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Alabama 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Punctelia eganii is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was described in 2011 from a single population found in a beech-magnolia forest along the Alabama River and was named in honor of American lichenologist Robert S. Egan. The lichen appears very similar to the common species Punctelia rudecta, but can be distinguished by tiny white pores that glow bright yellow under ultraviolet light due to the chemical compound lichexanthone, otherwise unknown to occur in the genus. It is known only from its original discovery site in coastal Alabama, where habitat destruction from agriculture and development may have reduced its range.

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