Pannaria conoplea

(Ach.) Bory

Mealy-rimmed Shingle Lichen

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121600
Element CodeNLTES10950
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPannariaceae
GenusPannaria
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
Stable
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-08
Change Date2017-08-08
Edition Date1999-01-19
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D.
Rank Reasons
Pannaria conoplea is a circumpolar species. According to Thomson (1984), P. conoplea scarcely touches the northern edge of the boreal forest in North America. However, Nash and Ryan (1996) include the lichen in their checklist of Arizona lichens and it has been reported in North Carolina. In California, it is rather rare from the San Francisco Bay area northward to Sonoma and Trinity counties in the North Coast Ranges and in Plumas County on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada.
Range Extent Comments
Circumpolar, boreal (Thomson 1984). Arizona (Nash and Ryan 1996). Also been reported in North Carolina, Alberta, and Ontario. In California, from the San Francisco Bay area northward to Sonoma and Trinity counties in the North Coast Ranges and in Plumas County on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada (Hale 1988). Represented from high elevations in the Rocky Mountains, but mainly from low elevations in eastern North America (McCune and Goward 1995).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grows at the base of trees in mature woods (Hale 1979). Grows on soil and among mosses, in more southerly portions of the range also on tree trunks (Thomson 1984). Base of trees in Valley and Foothill Woodland from 300-600 m elevation (Hale 1988).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
South CarolinaS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS2Yes
AlbertaSUYes
OntarioS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Tait LakeSuperior National Forest6,327
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
References (7)
  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. Hale, M.E. 1979. How to know the lichens. Second edition. The Pictured Key Nature Series, Wm. C. Brown Co. Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
  4. Hale, M.E., Jr., and M. Cole. 1988. Lichens of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 254 pp.
  5. Nash, T.H., III, and B.D. Ryan. 1996. Revision date. Catalog of the lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Arizona. Online. Available: http://herbarium.la.asu.edu/sonoran.desert/arizona.html. Accessed 1999, January 19.
  6. Thomas, R. D., and C. M. Allen. 1981. A Preliminary Checklist of the Pteridosperms, Gymnosperms and Monocotyledons of Louisiana, Number 4. Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana. 55 pp.
  7. Thomson, J.W. 1984. American arctic lichens. 1. The macrolichens. Columbia University Press, N.Y. 504 pp.