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Rusavskia elegans

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Elegant Sunburst Lichen

G5Secure Found in 66 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127177
Element CodeNLT0031920
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderTeloschistales
FamilyTeloschistaceae
GenusRusavskia
Synonyms
Xanthoria elegans(Link) Th. Fr.
Other Common Names
elegant orange wall lichen (EN) Xanthorie élégante (FR)
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 Xanthoria elegans to Rusavskia elegans; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-21
Change Date2013-06-21
Edition Date2000-11-29
Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.
Rank Reasons
XANTHORIA ELEGANS is "widespread, throughout the Pacific Northwest" (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
NunavutS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
OhioS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (66)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Colorado (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Minnesota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Montana (9)
AreaForestAcres
Big LogHelena National Forest8,954
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Devils TowerHelena National Forest7,144
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
ElkhornHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,533
North Shoshone PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest40,667
Rose - Alum CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest853
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Comales CanyonCarson National Forest4,389
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Utah (9)
AreaForestAcres
418016Uinta National Forest35,240
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Wyoming (10)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
References (5)
  1. 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/]
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  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.
  5. McCune, B. and L. Geiser. 1997. Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. A co-publication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 386 pp.