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Thamnolia vermicularis

(Swartz) Ach. ex Schaerer

Alpine Whiteworm Lichen

G5Secure Found in 31 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126775
Element CodeNLTES43860
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPertusariales
FamilyIcmadophilaceae
GenusThamnolia
Other Common Names
Thamnolie vermiculaire (FR) Universal Whiteworm Lichen (EN) whiteworm lichen (EN) Whiteworm Lichen (EN)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-02-10
Change Date2013-06-20
Edition Date2000-11-27
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Thamnolia vermicularis occurs from the Arctic to California in and west of the Cascades Range (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
NunavutS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
LabradorSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (31)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Washington (9)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
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. 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.