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Usnocetraria oakesiana

(Tuck.) M. J. Lei & J. C. Wei

Yellow Ribbon Lichen

G5Secure Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121527
Element CodeNLT0001270
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusUsnocetraria
Synonyms
Allocetraria oakesiana(Tuck.) Randlane & ThellCetraria oakesianaTuck.Tuckermannopsis oakesiana(Tuck.) Hale
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Allocetraria oakesiana to Usnocetraria oakesiana; these represent the same concept for the element. Treated as Tuckermannopsis oakesiana in Egan (1987).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-03
Change Date2017-08-03
Edition Date2001-10-24
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
Occurs in the Great Lakes region east through New England and south through the Appalachians to northern Georgia; typically grows in shaded forests on trees and, less commonly, on rocks.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
MinnesotaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (27)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.