A sizable population of the jester lichen, Cladonia leporina Fr., is here reported from dune habitat in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY. Marking a new record for New York, and the northernmost known record of this species, this study is a reminder that the Atlantic Coast likely still holds hidden diversity in its urban lichen communities.
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8 May 2019
Cladonia leporina (Cladoniaceae), a new macrolichen for New York State and northern range extension found in Brooklyn, New York City
Jordan R. Hoffman
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biodiversity
Gateway National Recreation Area
lichen
NPS
urban ecology