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Anzia colpodes

(Ach.) Stizenb.

Black Foam Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123769
Element CodeNLLEC10020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusAnzia
Other Common Names
Anzie mousse-noire (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
Anzia colpodes grows on the upper trunks and higher branches of hardwood trees from the Great Lakes and New England to the south in the mountains and foothills to the coastal areas (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS1Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
WisconsinSXYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS1Yes
QuebecSHYes
OntarioSHYes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
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.