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Melanohalea septentrionalis

(Lynge) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch

Northern Camouflage Lichen

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121566
Element CodeNLT0017940
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusMelanohalea
Synonyms
Melanelia septentrionalis(Lynge) Essl.Parmelia septentrionalis(Lynge) Ahti
Other Common Names
Mélanohalée septentrionale (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Melanelia septentrionalis to Melanohalea septentrionalis; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-13
Change Date2013-06-13
Edition Date2000-12-11
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
This lichen species grows on deciduous hardwoods in open woods. It occurs from southeastern Canada, the upper Great Lakes, and New England southward into New York and Pennsylvania (Flenniken 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
NunavutS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
References (3)
  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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  3. Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.