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Nephroma laevigatum

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Mustard Kidney Lichen

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124236

Element CodeNLT0019550

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderPeltigerales

FamilyNephromataceae

GenusNephroma

Other Common Names

Kidney Lichen (EN) kidney lichen (EN) Mustard Paw Lichen (EN) Néphrome lisse (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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-02-12

Change Date2017-02-12

Edition Date2000-11-20

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen is common from Alaska south to California and to the west of the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Labrador	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S2	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
Smith Umpqua	Siuslaw National Forest	7,622

References (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/]
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.
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.