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Umbilicaria nodulospora

McCune, Di Meglio & M.J. Curtis

a rocktripe lichen

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.962000
Element CodeNLT0042520
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyUmbilicariaceae
GenusUmbilicaria
Concept Reference
McCune, B., J. Di Meglio, and M.J. Curtis. 2014. An unusual ascospore shape and a new species, Umbilicaria nodulospora (Umbilicariaceae), from California and Oregon. Bryologist 117(2):170-178.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2016-04-12
Change Date2016-04-12
Edition Date2016-04-12
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Described in 2014. Known to occur from central Oregon to northeastern California on lava flows. The authors note "Narrow endemics are seldom seen with lichens, much less in species frequenting subcontinental or continental climates. Is this species a narrow geographic endemic? Is it truly restricted to lava flows? The only resolution to these puzzles is more extensive searching for the species, which we hope this paper will stimulate."
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
Dobie FlatModoc National Forest15,079
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
References (2)
  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. McCune, B., J. Di Meglio, and M.J. Curtis. 2014. An unusual ascospore shape and a new species, <i>Umbilicaria nodulospora (</i>Umbilicariaceae), from California and Oregon. Bryologist 117(2):170-178.