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Cladonia portentosa

(Dufour) Coem.

Maritime Reindeer Lichen

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123455
Element CodeNLLEC35010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyCladoniaceae
GenusCladonia
Synonyms
Cladina portentosa(Dufour) Follmann
Other Common Names
reindeer lichen (EN)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2004, 2018) transfers Cladina portentosa to Cladonia portentosa; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-19
Change Date2015-05-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
WashingtonS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rugged RidgeOlympic National Forest4,358
References (3)
  1. Esslinger, T. L. 2004. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm (First Posted 1 December 1997, Most Recent Update 2 March 2004), Fargo, North Dakota.
  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.