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Flavopunctelia flaventior

(Stirton) Hale

Speckled Greenshield Lichen

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127233
Element CodeNLT0010840
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusFlavopunctelia
Synonyms
Parmelia flaventiorStirt.
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 Date2015-10-02
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-29
Edition AuthorsL. McDonald
Rank Reasons
Flavopuntelia flaventior (= Parmelia flaventior) is common throughout most of its North American, European, African and Himalayan range.
Range Extent Comments
Flavopuntelia flaventior is common and "occurs throughout the Americas, central Europe, Africa, and the Himalayan region" (Hale 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

"The most frequent habitat (for Flavopuntelia flaventior) is Pinus and Quercus in the western states and Acer and Quercus in the hardwood forests of eastern North America" (Hale 1980).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
QuebecS2Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
KentuckyS2Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
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. 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.
  4. Hale, M. 1980. Taxonomy and distribution of the Parmelia flaventior group (Lichens: Parmeliaceae). The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 47: 75-84.
  5. Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011
  6. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
  7. 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.