Umbilicaria torrefacta

(Lightf.) Schrader

Punctured Rocktripe Lichen

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124791
Element CodeNLLEC5N160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyUmbilicariaceae
GenusUmbilicaria
Other Common Names
navel lichen (EN) Ombilicaire perforée (FR) Perforated Rocktripe 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 MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2013-06-21
Edition Date2000-11-27
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Umbilicaria torrefacta is common and widespread east of the Cascades and infrequent west of the Cascades (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
OntarioS2Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
New BrunswickS1Yes
NunavutS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaS1Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
References (4)
  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. 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
  4. McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.