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Umbilicaria americana

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Frosted Rocktripe Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121469
Element CodeNLT0030200
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyUmbilicariaceae
GenusUmbilicaria
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-12-20
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-12-20
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This lichen occurs in eastern Canada through the Great Lakes region and New England. It also occurs from Colorado to Arizona and from southern British Columbia to Idaho and Montana. This species' habitat is somewhat shaded granitic cliff faces.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
VirginiaS1Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Minnesota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Wood LakeSuperior National Forest596
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
  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