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Buellia spuria

(Schaerer) Anzi

Sunken Button Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127204
Element CodeNLT0005390
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPhysciaceae
GenusBuellia
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 Date2001-04-17
Change Date2001-04-23
Edition Date2001-04-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Buellia spuria occurs on acidic rock, including sandstone, and granite. This lichen species occurs from the arctic to temperate regions, and specifically from the Northwest Territories to Alabama, Arizona and California.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS2Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
LabradorSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
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. Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.