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Hypogymnia inactiva

(Krog) Ohlsson

Mottled Tube Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122978

Element CodeNLTEST7620

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusHypogymnia

Other Common Names

Forking Bone 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.

Taxonomic Comments

Hale, M. 1979. How to know the lichens. Group in No. Am. needs revisionary work, this species is currently without synonymy. Differs from more common H. heterophylla by chemistry and size.

Conservation Status

Review Date2011-02-14

Change Date2011-02-14

Rank Reasons

Hypogymnia inactiva is known from Alaska to California. The lichen occurs mainly west of the Cascades, is occasional inland to northern Idaho, and is rare in western Montana.

Range Extent Comments

Alaska to California, inland to northern Idaho and western Montana (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grows on bark and wood, on both conifers and hardwoods in low to mid-elevation moist conifer forests, more shade tolerant than most other Hypogymnia species (McCune and Geiser 1997).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Alaska	S3	Yes
Idaho	S3	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cow Creek	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	22,627
Monkey Creek	Six Rivers National Forest	9,017

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043

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.
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.