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Anaptychia palmulata

(Michaux) Vainio

Shaggy-fringe Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123002
Element CodeNLTES20960
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusAnaptychia
Other Common Names
Anaptychie palmée (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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-05
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-05
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species grows in moss-covered habitats near the base of trees and on shaded rocks throughout the eastern US, except along the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coast (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Lewis Fork AdditionJefferson National Forest749
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spice RunMonongahela National Forest6,251
Wisconsin (3)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
09177 - Le Roy CreekChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest8,138
09182 - Pentoga RoadChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,008
References (3)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.