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Alectoria imshaugii

Brodo & D. Hawksw.

Spiny Witch's Hair Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125530
Element CodeNLTEST7840
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyAlectoriaceae
GenusAlectoria
Other Common Names
Alectoire épineuse (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Stable; See Brodo and Hawksworth, 1977.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-11-16
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-16
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"It occurs from southern British Columbia to California, east to western Montana." (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
AlbertaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
References (4)
  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.
  4. McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.