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Porpidia macrocarpa

(DC.) Hertel & A.J. Schwab

a boulder lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1046995

Element CodeNLLEC3J010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyPorpidiaceae

GenusPorpidia

Synonyms

Huilia macrocarpa(DC.) Hertel

Concept Reference

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/]

Taxonomic Comments

Esslinger (2018) expands the concept of Porpidia macrocarpa to include Lecidea soredifera, while Esslinger and Egan (1995) treated them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-05-22

Change Date1991-05-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Prong Addition	Pisgah National Forest	1,852

References (3)

Esslinger, T. L. 2014. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Version (#19) 23 March 2014), Fargo, North Dakota.
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/]
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.