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Hypotrachyna livida

(Taylor) Hale

Wrinkled Loop Lichen

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126077

Element CodeNLTEST7310

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

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

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusHypotrachyna

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

Review Date2000-12-11

Change Date2001-01-21

Edition Date2000-12-11

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"Hypotrachyna livida is common on tree trunks and branches of hardwoods along roadsides and in open woods from Illinois and Pennsylvania southward to Florida and Texas"(Flenniken 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN1

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Harper Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,325
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area	Monongahela National Forest	785

References (3)

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.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.