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Ricasolia quercizans

(Michx.) Stizenb.

Smooth Lungwort

G5Secure Found in 32 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122117
Element CodeNLLEC0G090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyLobariaceae
GenusRicasolia
Synonyms
Lobaria quercizansMichauxSticta quercizans(Michaux) Ach.
Other Common Names
lung 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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-02-14
Change Date2017-02-14
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"Lobaria quercizans can be found on the bark of deciduous trees in the open woods and roadsides from the upper Great Lakes, southeastern Canada, and New England southward to Georgia and Alabama"(Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
MinnesotaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (32)
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
North Carolina (16)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Boteler PeakNantahala National Forest4,205
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Mountain Lake Addition B (VA)Jefferson National Forest3,405
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mountain Lake Addition B (WV)Jefferson National Forest557
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (7)
  1. Cornejo, C., C. Derr and K. Dillman. 2017. <i>Ricasolia amplissima</i> (Lobariaceae): one species, three genotypes and a new taxon from south-eastern Alaska. The Lichenologist 49(6): 579–596
  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. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394. Online. Available: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_details.php?irn=484431
  4. 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.
  5. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.
  6. Moncada, B, R. Lücking & L. Betancourt-Macuase. 2013. Phylogeny of the Lobariaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Peltigerales), with a reappraisal of the genus <i>Lobariella</i>. Lichenologist 45 (2): 203-263.
  7. Species Fungorum. 2020. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, ITIS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2020).