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Porpidia crustulata

(Ach.) Hertel & Knoph

Concentric Boulder Lichen

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124288
Element CodeNLLEC9A030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyPorpidiaceae
GenusPorpidia
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 Date2001-11-17
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This species occurs in the northeastern U.S, in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and California.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorSNRYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
NunavutSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS2Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain Lake Addition B (VA)Jefferson National Forest3,405
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
West Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Mountain Lake Addition B (WV)Jefferson National Forest557
References (4)
  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