Pycnothelia papillaria

Dufour

Nipple Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123531
Element CodeNLLEC9F010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusPycnothelia
Other Common Names
Gnome Fingers (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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-02-14
Change Date2017-02-14
Edition Date2001-11-19
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs along the east coast from the Florida panhandle to eastern Canada (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and P.E.I.). It also occurs in the Ozarks region and in Minnesota. This species typically grows in relatively open sites on sandy or gravelly areas.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
MissouriS1Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
QuebecS1Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. 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/]
  3. 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.