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Amygdalaria panaeola

(Ach.) Hertel & Brodo

Powdery Almond Lichen

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121678

Element CodeNLT0001340

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyPorpidiaceae

GenusAmygdalaria

Other Common Names

Amygdalaire poudreuse (FR)

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.

Conservation Status

Review Date2001-01-30

Change Date2001-04-25

Edition Date2001-01-30

Edition AuthorsL. McDonald

Rank Reasons

Amygdalaria panaeola "is found on acid rocks, usually in full sun. It is circumpolar arctic-alpine. This species is rarely collected and very northern in its North American distribution" (Thomson 1997).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	S3	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNR	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Ontario	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

References (3)

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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.