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Platismatia glauca

(L.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb.

Varied Rag Lichen

G5Secure Found in 79 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127781
Element CodeNLTEST7810
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusPlatismatia
Synonyms
Cetraria glauca(L.) Fr.Lobaria glauca(L.) Hoffm.Parmelia glauca(L.) HeppPhyscia glauca(L.) DC.Platysma glaucum(L.) Frege
Other Common Names
Platismatie glauque (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-18
Change Date2001-01-21
Edition Date2000-11-17
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
"This species occurs from British Columbia to California, and is very common west of the Cascades, and fairly common inland to west Montana" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaS3Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (79)
Alaska (19)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
New Hampshire (4)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Oregon (22)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Charlton ButteWillamette National Forest3,031
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Middle SantiamWillamette National Forest7,316
Moose LakeWillamette National Forest5,013
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (26)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Harvey CreekColville National Forest10,140
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
South MidwayGifford Pinchot National Forest2,384
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
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.