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Pseudevernia cladonia

(Tuck.) Hale & Culb.

Light-and-dark Lichen

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121655
Element CodeNLT0023830
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusPseudevernia
Other Common Names
Ghost Antler Lichen (EN) light and dark lichen (EN) Pseudévernie fantôme (FR)
Concept Reference
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-11-18
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-11-18
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs in the Appalachians and from New York to Nova Scotia; it typically grows at high elevations in conifer forests.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS2Yes
QuebecS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  3. Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.