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Acarospora strigata

(Nyl.) Jatta

Hoary Cobblestone Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1036369

Element CodeNLLEC020S0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderAcarosporales

FamilyAcarosporaceae

GenusAcarospora

Other Common Names

cracked lichen (EN)

Concept Reference

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/]

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2018) expands the concept of Acarospora strigata to include A. peltastica, A. nigromarginata, and A. utahensis, while Esslinger and Egan (1995) treated them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-06-17

Change Date2002-06-17

Edition Date2002-06-18

Edition AuthorsHam, V.

Rank Reasons

Occurs on calcareous rock in north-central U.S. into south-central Canada; also in southwestern U.S. and south into Coahuila, Baja California Sur, and Sonora, Mexico. Locally common on the Colorado plateau (St. Clair 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Machesna Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	12,271

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Canyon	Carson National Forest	11,512

References (4)

Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium. 2002. Southwest Collection Databases Available: http://ces.asu.edu/ASULichens/. Accessed June 17, 2002.
Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
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/]
St. Clair, L.L. 1999. A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, Provo, Utah. 242 pp.