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Canoparmelia texana

(Tuck.) Elix & Hale

Texas Cloud Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126558
Element CodeNLLEC5W010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusCanoparmelia
Other Common Names
Buzzardroost Rock 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-05
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-12-05
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Canoparmelia texana will be found on conifers and hardwoods in the open woods and along roadsides in the southeastern United States northward to Pennsylvania and westward into Indiana" (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
OhioS2Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
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.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.