(L.) Hoffm.
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126931
Element CodeNLTEST5240
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPeltigeraceae
GenusPeltigera
Other Common NamesFan Lichen (EN) Peltigère veinée (FR)
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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 CommentsStable; Egan lists without comment or synonymy.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-15
Change Date2013-06-15
Edition AuthorsPittam, Sherry K.; revised M. Anions 15June2013
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank ReasonsLarge number of known occurrences and wide global range. Occurs in temperate and boreal regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
Range Extent CommentsCircumpolar, arctic, boreal and alpine; south into Pennsylvania and California montane regions.
Occurrences CommentsMapped in J. Thomson, 1984; American Arctic Lichens. I. More than 100 sites in North America.
Threat Impact CommentsNo known threats, but habitat is somewhat unusual, and populations are not large, moderate changes in habitat could pose a threat.