Coccotrema pocillarium

(Cummings) Brodo

a lichen

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123338
Element CodeNLLEC6G010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPertusariales
FamilyCoccotremataceae
GenusCoccotrema
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 Date2003-01-16
Change Date2003-01-16
Edition Date1999-07-09
Edition AuthorsGries, D.
Rank Reasons
Coccotrema pocillarium occurs along the coast, from Alaska to Oregon. The lichen seems to be a rather common west coast species, although it apparently has not been collected often.
Range Extent Comments
Alaska to Oregon, along the coast (Brodo 1973).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On bark of trees, especially conifers, in coastal forests usually at the beach edge (Brodo 1973).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
References (3)
  1. Brodo, I.M. 1973. The lichen genus Coccotrema in North America. The Bryologist 76(2):260-270.
  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.