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Normandina pulchella

(Borrer) Nyl.

Elf-ear Lichen

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126964

Element CodeNLSPH1E010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassIncertae sedis (Phylum: Ascomycota)

OrderIncertae sedis (Phylum: Ascomycota)

FamilyIncertae sedis (Phylum: Ascomycota)

GenusNormandina

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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-08-04

Change Date2017-08-04

Edition Date2000-12-01

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

This lichen species has a widespread distribution and occurs from temperate North America, Central and South America to Europe and Asia (Dey 1978).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Ontario	S3	Yes
Quebec	S1	Yes
Manitoba	S2	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pattison	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	29,299

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lebeau #507	Kootenai National Forest	1,259
Lebeau RA 1507	Flathead National Forest	5,450

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cheat Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,191
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (5)

Dey, J.P. 1978. Fruticose and foliose lichens of the high-mountain areas of the Southern Appalachians. The Bryologist 81(1): 1-93.
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/]
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.
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
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.