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Aspicilia cinerea

(L.) Korber

Cinder Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122539

Element CodeNLT0003310

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderPertusariales

FamilyMegasporaceae

GenusAspicilia

Synonyms

Lecanora cinerea(L.) Sommerf.

Other Common Names

Aspicilie cendrée (FR) rimmed 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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-05-19

Change Date2002-05-30

Edition Date2001-10-24

Edition AuthorsK. McConnell

Rank Reasons

This lichen grows on siliceous rocks, typically in open areas. It occurs from Alaska south through Arizona with scattered occurrences in Texas (and possibly into Mexico) and east to New England and Appalachia, excluding much of the central U.S., and the southern Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains. There is also a disjunct center of distribution in the Ozarks region including parts of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934
West Face Sacramento Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	41,176

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sam Knob (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	2,576

References (4)

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. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
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