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Bacidia rubella

(Hoffm.) Massal.

Frosty-rimmed Dot Lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121570
Element CodeNLT0004280
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyBacidiaceae
GenusBacidia
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
Review Date2001-02-05
Change Date2001-04-25
Edition Date2001-02-05
Edition AuthorsL. McDonald
Rank Reasons
Bacidia rubella occurs on Populus, Ulmus, Fraxinus, Thuja, and Tilia bark. This lichen species is boreal and occurs in the northern portion of the United States (extending from the northeast, northern midwest and northwest) (Thomson 1997).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckySHYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
References (3)
  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. Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.