Alectoria ochroleuca
(Hoffm.) Massal.
Green Witch's Hair Lichen
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122802
Element CodeNLTEST7870
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyAlectoriaceae
GenusAlectoria
Other Common NamesAlectoire blanc jaunâtre (FR) witch's hair lichen (EN) Witch's-hair Lichen (EN)
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, 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.
Taxonomic CommentsStable, but easily confused with a number of other species. Chemistry helpful for identification. Brodo and Hawksworth. 1977. Alectoria and allied genera in North America. Opera Botanica. No. 42.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-03
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-24
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank ReasonsRestricted to arctic-alpine regions; typically growing on the ground and less often on shrubs.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Nunavut | S5 | Yes |
| Alberta | S4 | Yes |
| Ontario | S4 | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | S4 | Yes |
| Yukon Territory | S5 | Yes |
| Quebec | S5 | Yes |
| Saskatchewan | S1 | Yes |
| British Columbia | S5 | Yes |
| Labrador | S5 | Yes |
| Island of Newfoundland | S5 | Yes |
| Manitoba | S4 | Yes |
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Washington | S2 | Yes |
References (3)
- Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 795 pp.
- 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.