Cladonia transcendens

(Vainio) Vainio

Graduated Lichen

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127294
Element CodeNLTEST7020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusCladonia
Other Common Names
Cladonie graduée (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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-11-17
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species occurs from Alaska to California, Idaho, and Montana. In the Pacific Northwest it occurs mainly west of the Cascades with disjuncts to Idaho and Montana" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS3Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
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.