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Evernia prunastri

(L.) Ach.

Valley Oakmoss Lichen

G5Secure Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124511
Element CodeNLTEST7510
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyParmeliaceae
GenusEvernia
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-02
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-31
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This species is restricted to the western U.S., and is reportedly common in Europe, where it is commercially exploited for the perfume industry. This lichen is less common in North America, where it grows on trees in open and closed habitats.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
WisconsinS1Yes
AlaskaS3Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (27)
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Wells MountainShasta-Trinity National Forest5,919
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
Sheep DivideWallowa-Whitman National Forest16,201
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
References (5)
  1. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
  2. 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/]
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.