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Heterodermia squamulosa

(Degel.) Culb.

Scaly Fringe Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125413
Element CodeNLT0012220
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusHeterodermia
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 Date2000-12-08
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-08
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species inhabits the bases of trees and over mosses on trees from southern New England south to the mountains and foothills into Alabama (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS1Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.