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Xanthomendoza trachyphylla

(Tuck.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

Desert Firedot Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121363
Element CodeNLT0006870
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusXanthomendoza
Synonyms
Caloplaca trachyphylla(Tuck.) Zahlbr.Golubkovia trachyphylla(Tuck.) S.Y. Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A. Thell, Jung Kim, M.H. Jeong, N.N. Yu, A.S. Kondr. & Hur
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Caloplaca trachyphylla to Xanthomendoza trachyphylla; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-10-26
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-26
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen grows on exposed rocks in relatively dry areas in the western U.S. from the Great Basin region east to the Rocky Mountains and north to southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSNRYes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Utah (7)
AreaForestAcres
0401031Ashley National Forest7,110
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
East MountainManti-Lasal National Forest30,705
Marysvale PeakFishlake National Forest22,624
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
References (4)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  3. 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/]
  4. 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.