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Vahliella leucophaea

(Vahl) P. M. Jørg.

Rock Shingle Lichen

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123040
Element CodeNLT0011020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPeltigerales
FamilyPannariaceae
GenusVahliella
Synonyms
Fuscopannaria leucophaea(Tuck.) P. M. Jorg.Pannaria leucophaea(Vahl) P.M. Jørg.
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Esslinger (2018) transfers Fuscopannaria leucophaea to Vahliella leucophaea; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-10-31
Change Date2002-05-30
Edition Date2001-10-31
Edition AuthorsK. McConnell
Rank Reasons
This species has two centers of distribution: it ranges from British Columbia south to western New Mexico and from the Great Lakes region through the Appalachian range north to the island of Newfoundland. Disjunctions occur in Wyoming and South Dakota. This lichen typically grows in seepage areas on damp rocks in shaded habitats.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
WisconsinS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
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. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.