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Dirinaria frostii

(Tuck.) Hale & Culb.

Frosty Medallion Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122646
Element CodeNLT0010290
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusDirinaria
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
Review Date2000-12-08
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-08
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Diriniaria frostii grows on rock ledges and stone outcrops in shaded areas (it is difficult to remove from its substrate). It occurs from upper Great Lakes region and southern New England south to the southern Atlantic and Gulf coastal states (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
WisconsinSHYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckyS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.