Recently described or renamed species Cladonia ignatii, Lecanora provertula, and Phyllopsora isidiosa were found in recent collections. Mitchell Mill is unique among granitic flatrock communities in the southeastern United States by having riparian elements from the Little River, which flows directly over the flatrock, supporting semi-aquatic lichen communities along creek edges represented by species in Dermatocarpon, Verrucaria, and Lichinales.

Abstract: One hundred five species of lichenized and allied fungi are reported from recent and historical collections made in the Mitchell Mill State Natural Area in northeastern Wake County, North Carolina, USA. (): Gary Perlmutter, NCBP member and author of the Lichens of NC website, recently published a paper entitled Lichens and Allied Fungi of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area, North Carolina, USA. It lists the 74 species that have been documented to occur in North Carolina. (): A checklist for the Reptiles of North Carolina is now online. Addressing these two needs are the most important goals of our project. In order for those efforts to succeed, accurate and detailed knowledge of speciesвЂ™ conservation statuses within the state is required, as well as a broad base of public support for their preservation.

We are especially interested in using these data to help guide efforts to conserve the stateвЂ™s biodiversity. Information compiled by these websites will help fill in our knowledge of the distributions, life histories, habitats, and other ecological associations of species, particularly as they exist in our state. Working in partnership with the NC Division of Parks and Recreation, our efforts focus on creating interactive websites that provide the public with both an accessible source of information on the stateвЂ™s biodiversity as well as the opportunity to contribute new information of scientific and conservation value. The NC Biodiversity Project is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote public interest in the stateвЂ™s native species and ecosystems.

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