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Ramalina farinacea

(L.) Ach.

Dotted Ramalina Lichen

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125575
Element CodeNLLEC3S100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyRamalinaceae
GenusRamalina
Other Common Names
The Dotted Line (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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-02
Change Date2015-10-02
Edition Date2000-11-21
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
Ramalina farinacea is found from Alaska to California and is common west of the Cascades Range. It is uncommon east of the Cascades Range and inland to western Montana (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSHYes
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaS2Yes
KentuckySNRYes
OhioS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Alaska (6)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
References (5)
  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. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
  5. 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.